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Texas Football Team History


Texas Longhorns
The University of Texas
 Austin, TX
Founded: 1883
Stadium: Royal-Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 94,113
Colors: Orange & White
Coach: J. Blair Cherry
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1893  <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024
1950 Season Highlights
 J. Blair Cherry enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Texas.
 The Longhorns won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1950 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Texas Tech  28   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Purdue  34   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Oklahoma  13   14   L    @ Dallas, TX   
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Arkansas  19   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Rice  35   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Southern Methodist  23   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Baylor  27   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Texas Christian  21   7   W       
 Thu., Nov. 30  vs. Texas A&M  17   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 9  vs. Louisiana State  21   6   W       
 Mon., Jan. 1   Tennessee  14   20   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1950 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored252
  Scoring Average22.9
  Points Allowed148
  Defense Average13.5
  Opponents Record63-50
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-0
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 7-1-0 AP
2 7-1-0 Coaches
2 7-1-0 UP
  
1950 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-2252148Lost  14-206-014268  J. Blair Cherry
Baylor 7-3183128 4-210995  George H. Sauer
Texas A&M 7-4344206Won  40-203-3142121  Robert Harry Stiteler
Texas Christian 5-5157161 3-3110116  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice 6-4168196 2-479155  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 6-4251146 2-4109106  Harvey N. Rusty Russell
Arkansas 2-8156163 1-573103  Otis Douglas

1950 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1950 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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