1950 Rice Owls football team
| 1950 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (2–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 30 | Santa Clara* | W 27–7 | 68,000 | [2] | ||
| October 7 | LSU* |
| W 35–20 | 52,000 | [3] | |
| October 14 | at Pittsburgh* | No. 15 | W 14–7 | |||
| October 21 | No. 3 SMU | No. 15 |
| L 21–42 | 70,000 | |
| October 28 | No. 7 Texas |
| L 7–35 | 70,000 | [4] | |
| November 4 | Texas Tech* |
| W 13–7 | 20,000 | ||
| November 11 | at Arkansas | W 9–6 | ||||
| November 18 | at No. 12 Texas A&M | W 21–13 | ||||
| November 25 | TCU |
| L 14–26 | |||
| December 2 | at Baylor | L 7–33 | 20,000 | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1950 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ Harry M. Hayward (October 1, 1950). "Rice blasts Broncs, 27–7". The San Francisco Examiner. pp. 22, 24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice masters LSU, 35–20, to end five-year grid jinx". The Miami Herald. October 8, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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