1949 Rice Owls football team

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.

1949 Rice Owls football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 5
1949 record10–1 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1949 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Clemson*W 33–7 [2]
October 1at LSU*L 7–14
October 8New Mexico*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 55–0
October 15at No. 10 SMUW 41–27
October 22at No. 10 TexasNo. 9W 17–15
October 29Texas Tech*No. 5
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–0 18,000
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 21–7
January 2vs. No. 16 North Carolina*No. 5
W 27–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  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.
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