Home Timeline 1950 September New Coach 1950s Sports New Coach September 1950 53 0 Lancaster (Lank) Smith, former member of the Notre Dame Coaching staff, is selected as head coach succeeding Don Rossi. The Roundup Oct. 1950 Comments Browse The Timeline Browse by Year 2015 (3) 2014 (1) 2010 (1) 2009 (2) 2008 (4) 2006 (1) 2005 (2) 2004 (2) 2002 (3) 2001 (1) 2000 (1) 1999 (2) 1998 (3) 1997 (1) 1996 (2) 1995 (1) 1994 (2) 1992 (4) 1991 (2) 1990 (5) 1989 (3) 1988 (1) 1987 (2) 1986 (4) 1984 (2) 1983 (1) 1982 (2) 1981 (3) 1980 (3) 1979 (2) 1978 (4) 1977 (1) 1975 (4) 1974 (2) 1972 (2) 1970 (1) 1969 (3) 1968 (2) 1967 (1) 1966 (4) 1965 (7) 1964 (3) 1963 (1) 1962 (3) 1961 (5) 1960 (5) 1959 (1) 1958 (3) 1957 (8) 1956 (7) 1955 (13) 1954 (17) 1953 (8) 1952 (6) 1951 (2) 1950 (13) 1949 (10) 1948 (14) 1947 (7) 1946 (8) 1945 (14) 1944 (14) 1943 (26) 1942 (36) 1941 (10) 1940 (2) 1938 (1) Browse by Category 1940s (111) 1950s (43) 1960s (14) 1980s (3) Academics (10) Activities/Clubs (72) Alumni (1) Anecdotes (113) Awards/Honors (14) Band (3) Baseball (2) Basketball (10) Campus Building and Grounds (20) Debate (4) First two years (44) Football (15) Photos (16) Sports (76) Timeline (15)