1950 Rice Owls football team

1950 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas A&M 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
TCU 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 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. 15
W 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 Arkansas
W 9–6
November 18at No. 12 Texas A&M
W 21–13
November 25TCU
  • 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. ^ "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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