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1949 Rice Owls football team

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1949 Rice Owls football
SWC champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
Record10–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Rice $ 6 0 0 10 1 0
No. 20 Baylor 4 2 0 8 2 0
TCU 3 3 0 6 3 1
Texas 3 3 0 6 4 0
SMU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 0 5 1 1 8 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University during the 1949 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 10th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Field in Houston, Texas. The team competed as a member of the Southwest Conference, winning the conference with an unbeaten record of 6–0. They ended the regular season with an overall record of 9–1, and were ranked fifth in the final AP Poll. Rice was invited to the 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic, where they defeated Southern Conference champion North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Clemson*W 33–7[2]
October 1at LSU*L 7–1430,000[3]
October 8New Mexico*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 55–0
October 15at No. 10 SMUW 41–2772,000[4]
October 22at No. 10 TexasNo. 9W 17–1560,000[5]
October 29Texas Tech*No. 5
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–018,000
November 5ArkansasNo. 8
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–0
November 12Texas A&MNo. 7
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
November 19at TCUNo. 6W 20–14
November 26No. 9 BaylorNo. 7
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–732,000
January 2vs. No. 16 North Carolina*No. 5
W 27–1372,347
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP9587675

References

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  1. ^ "1949 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Rice Swats Clemson 33-7". The Victoria Advocate. September 25, 1949. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "LSU upsets touted Rice eleven, 14–7". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Lorin McMullen (October 16, 1947). "Owls' Third-Quarter Spurt Crumbles Ponies, 41-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice beats Texas in final seconds with field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.