1950 All-Pacific Coast football team explained

The 1950 All-Pacific Coast football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Pacific Coast teams for the 1950 college football season.

Selections

Backs

• Don Heinrich, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1 [quarterback])
• Hugh McElhenny, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1)
• Jim Monachino, California (AP-1; Coaches-1; UP-1)
• Johnny Olszewski, California (AP-1; UP-1 [fullback])
• Dick Sprague, Washington (AP-1 [defensive back]; Coaches-1 [defensive back])
• Carl Van Heuit, California (AP-1 [safety]; Coaches-1 [safety])
• Pete Schabarum, California (Coaches-1; UP-2)
• Roland Kirkby, Washington (Coaches-1 [defensive back]; UP-2)
• Earl Stelle, Oregon (Coaches-1 [defensive back])
• Johnny Williams, USC (Coaches-1 [defensive back])
• Ollie Matson, Univ. San Francisco (AP-1 [defensive back])
• Don Robison, California (AP-2)
• Dick Lemmon, California (AP-2)
• Marte Formico, Santa Clara (AP-2)
• Bob Gambold, Washington State (UP-2)
• Sam Baker, Oregon State (UP-2)

Ends

• Bill McColl, Stanford (AP-1 [offensive and defensive end]; Coaches-1; UP-1)
• Bob Wilkinson, UCLA (AP-1; Coaches-1 [tie]; UP-1)
• Bob Minahen, California (AP-1 [defensive end]; Coaches-1 [defensive end]; UP-2)
• Joe Cloidt, Washington (AP-2; Coaches-1; UP-2)
• Ed Bartlett, California (AP-2; Coaches-1 [defensive end])
• Darrell Riggs, UCLA (Coaches-1 [defensive end])
• John Thomas, Oregon State (AP-2)
• Bruce Van Alstyne, Stanford (AP-2)

Tackles

• Volney Peters, USC (AP-1 [defensive tackle]; Coaches-1 [offensive and defensive tackle]; UP-1)
• Russ Pomeroy, Stanford (AP-1 [linebacker]; Coaches-1 [linebacker]; UP-1)
• Breck Stroschein, UCLA (AP-1; Coaches-1 [defensive tackle]; UP-2)
• Bob Karpe, California (AP-1; Coaches-1)
• Arvid Niemi, Oregon State (AP-1 [defensive tackle]; UP-2)
• Bill Fray, Idaho (AP-2)
• Gino Marchetti, Univ. San Francisco (AP-2)
• Gordon White, Stanford (AP-2)
• Ray Solari, California (AP-2 [linebacker])
• Burl Toler, Univ. San Francisco (AP-2 [linebacker])

Guards

• Les Richter, California (AP-1 [defensive guard]; Coaches-1 [offensive and defensive guard]; UP-1 [linebacker guard])
• Ted Holzknecht, Washington (AP-1; Coaches-1 [defensive guard]; UP-1)
• Paul McMurtry, USC (AP-2; Coaches-1; UP-2)
• Bruce MacLachlan, UCLA (AP-2; Coaches-1)
• Chet Daniels, Oregon (AP-1)
• Dick Stanfel, Univ. San Francisco (AP-1 [defensive guard])
• Ray Colquitt, Idaho (AP-2)
• Pat Cannamela, USC (AP-2)
• Ray Lung, Oregon (AP-2)

Centers

• Donn Moomaw, UCLA (AP-1 [linebacker]; Coaches-1 [linebacker]; UP-1)
• Mike Michaels, Washington (Coaches-1; UP-2)
• LaVern Torgeson, Washington State (AP-1; UP-2)
• Bob Moser, Pacific (AP-2)

Key

AP = Associated Press, selected for the AP by writers, coaches and scouts and based on a two-platoon system^{[1] [2]}

Coaches = selected by the conference coaches and announced by the PCC Commissioner's office^[3]

UP = United Press, "selected with the aid of West Coast sports writers"^{[4] [5]}

Bold = Consensus first-team selection of the AP, UP and coaches

See also

• 1950 College Football All-America Team

Notes and References

1. News: Coast Stars Named By Platoon System. Idaho State Journal. December 5, 1950. 6.
2. News: Two-Platoon System Used in AP All-Coast Team; Bears Place Six. Ellensburg Daily Record. December 5, 1950. 6.
3. News: Bears, Huskies Dominate All PCC Elevens. Santa Cruz Sentinel-News. December 18, 1950. 6.
4. News: Four Sophomores Make All-Pacific Coast First Team. The Baytown (TX) Sun. November 27, 1950. 9.
5. News: Cal and Huskies Top UP Coast 11. Eugene Register-Guard. November 25, 1950. 11.