1950 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 0 09 2 0
Baylor 4 2 07 3 0
Texas A&M 3 3 07 4 0
TCU 3 3 05 5 0
Rice 2 4 06 4 0
SMU 2 4 06 4 0
Arkansas 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1950 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 11th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at the newly-constructed Rice Stadium in Houston. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for fifth.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Santa Clara*W 27–768,000[2]
October 7LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–2052,000[3]
October 14at Pittsburgh*No. 15W 14–7
October 21No. 3 SMUNo. 15
L 21–4270,000
October 28No. 7 Texas
L 7–3570,000[4]
November 4Texas Tech*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–720,000
November 11at ArkansasW 9–6
November 18at No. 12 Texas A&MW 21–13
November 25TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–26
December 2at BaylorL 7–3320,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1950 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. Harry M. Hayward (October 1, 1950). "Rice blasts Broncs, 27–7". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 22, 24 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Rice masters LSU, 35–20, to end five-year grid jinx". The Miami Herald. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas juggernauts to 35–7 win over Rice". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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