In their fourth year under head coach Herb "Skeeter" Eisele, The team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 322 to 127.
[2] Senior Don Shula played at the halfback position.
Shula later spent more than 40 years in the National Football League (NFL) as a player and coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Fullback Carl Taseff tallied 1,164 rushing yards,[3] led all small colleges with 138 points scored,[4] won first-team honors on the 1950 Little All-America college football team,[5] and was also selected by the AP as the captain of the All-Ohio football team.
Taseff later played in the NFL and was an assistant coach under Shula with the Miami Dolphins.