Wayne State Tartars football, 1950–1959

1950–1959 Wayne Tartars football
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The Wayne Tartars football program, 1950–1959 represented Wayne State University (known as Wayne University through 1955) during the 1950s in college football. The Tartars competed as an independent from 1950 to 1954 and as a member of the Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) from 1955 to 1959. The 1956 Wayne State Tartars football team won the PAC championship with a 3–0–1 record in conference games. The Tartars were led by two head coaches: Louis F. Zarza (1949–1954); and Herbert L. Smith (1955–1959).