Concordia College - Cobber Yearbook (Moorhead, MN)

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Coach Christiansen began the 1950 football season against St. Olaf with but five lettermen in his starting eleven. In spite of their inexperience, however, the Cobbers made the favored Oles wait until the final minute of play to gain a hard-fought 18-12 victory. The visiting St. Olaf team had built up a 12-0 lead in the first half but in the last quarter Concordia caught fire and scored two quick touchdowns toftie the game. Wliitey johnson ran for both markers. But at this point the Cobber pass defense fell apart and the Oles scored the winning TD on four straight aerials. l J. Gabrielson K. Christianson , Mel Weikum Hanson Concordia -- Gustavus After two week layoff the Cobbers returned to action only to absorb their second loss of the season, 47-6, at the hands of powerful Gustavus Adolphus. The out-weighed Concordia line could not hold the host team's big hard-driving backs, and by halftime the Gusties had a four touchdown lead. The Cobbers picked up their lone touchdown late in the game as Marlow Davidson's passes carried them deep into Gustie territory. Wliitey johnson plunged the final three yards for the score. R3

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FGOTBALL i Back row: Grinaker, Simonson, Ellingson, Megorden, Fritz, Christiansen. Fifth row: Gabrielson, Hanson, Johnson, Bladow, Peterson, Sagedahl. Fourth row: Christiansen, Ringham, Gjerve, Pretzer, Wiekum, Kolke. Third row: Simonson, Berg, Green, Strom, McFaden, Stensgard. Second row: Johnson, Anderson, Hertz, Komroslcy, Simonson, Ellefson. First row: Rostad, Olson, Davidson, Johnson, Strand, Gabrielson, Kluver uwuigh Q95 Assisting Coach jake Christiansen in the duties of foot- ball coaching this season as he has done for the past five years, was an ex-Cobber gridiron star, Bob Fritz. Bob, while playing for the Cobbers led them to confer- ence championships in 1931 and 1934, being voted to the All-Conference team four years in a row. Upon graduation Bob played and coached in the tough Canadian Pro League. After serving in both the Canadian and United States Armed forces during the war, Bob returned to his alma mater in 1946 as backfield coach. Bob is a stranger to many students on campus, but to the members of the football team, particularly the backs, he is a walking dictionary who not only tells the gridders how to do it, but also shows them. 82 1

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Concordia -- Hamline The Concordia homecoming festivities were marred as a speedy Hamline team defeated the Cobber footballers, 20-7. The Pipers' win was no easy task, however, and only Concordia's inability to hold unto the ball prevented a possible tie game. The Cobbers fumbled repeatedly and the alert Hamline team capitalized on these bobbles. The Pipers scored first but Concordia quickly knotted the count on a nice run by Whitey johnson plus Marlow Davidsorfs con- version, Hamline, led by some excellent running by Bob Carew, came back in the third quarter and iced the victory with two touch- downs. Sagedahl Green Eidal Bladow y Concordia -- St. Mary's A last second touchdown pass, Dave Simonson to Whitey johnson, enabled the Maroon and Gold gridders to gain their first victory of the season by defeating St. Mary's, 13-7. All the scoring in this thrilling contest was packed into the final quarter. In this period the Cobbers scored first on a sixty yard march with Dave Simonson crashing the last 8 yards. St. Mary's countered with a scoring drive of their own and converted to lead by one point going into the deciding final minute. 84