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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Jess C. Neely
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024
1950 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1950 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Santa Clara  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Louisiana State  35   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Pittsburgh  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Southern Methodist  21   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Texas  7   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Texas Tech  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Arkansas  9   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Texas A&M  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Texas Christian  14   26   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Baylor  7   33   L       
 
1950 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed196
  Defense Average19.6
  Opponents Record44-47
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-1
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
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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