1950 Rice Owls football team

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1950 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  1949
1951  →
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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 30 Santa Clara *
W 27–768,000 [2]
October 7 LSU *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–2052,000 [3]
October 14at Pittsburgh *No. 15
W 14–721,061 [4]
October 21No. 3 SMU No. 15
L 21–4270,000
October 28No. 7 Texas
L 7–3570,000 [5]
November 4 Texas Tech *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–720,000
November 11at Arkansas
W 9–6
November 18at No. 12 Texas A&M
W 21–13
November 25 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–26
December 2at Baylor
L 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. ↑ Jim Holton (October 15, 1950). "Undefeated Rice Owls Flog Pitt's Panthers, 14–7". The Paris News. Paris, TX. p. 11. Retrieved July 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "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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