1950 Rice Owls football team

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.

1950 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (11th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1949 1951 →

1950 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Santa Clara*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–7	68,000	[2]
October 7	LSU*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–20	52,000	[3]
October 14	at Pittsburgh*	No. 15	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 14–7
October 21	No. 3 SMU	No. 15	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–42	70,000
October 28	No. 7 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–35	70,000	[4]
November 4	Texas Tech*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 13–7	20,000
November 11	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 9–6
November 18	at No. 12 Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 21–13
November 25	TCU		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–26
December 2	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 7–33	20,000
*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.