In its fourth season under head coach Frank Kimbrough, the team compiled a 10–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the conference championship, defeated Cincinnati in the 1951 Sun Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 386 to 190.
[1][2] The team averaged 35.1 points per game, ranking fourth among 120 major college programs for the 1950 season.
[2] The team also averaged 322.9 rushing yards per game, a figure that remains a program record.
[3] The team was led on offense by a trio of quarterback Gene Mayfield and backs Billy Cross and Charles Wright.
[4] Cross's 1950 average of 9.21 rushing yards per carry also remains a program record.