| 1949 Rice Owls football | |
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SWC champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 27–13 vs.
North Carolina | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–0 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Clemson* | W 33–7 | [2] | |||
| October 1 | at LSU* | L 7–14 | 30,000 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | New Mexico* |
| W 55–0 | |||
| October 15 | at No. 10 SMU | W 41–27 | 72,000 | [4] | ||
| October 22 | at No. 10 Texas | No. 9 | W 17–15 | 60,000 | [5] | |
| October 29 | Texas Tech* | No. 5 |
| W 28–0 | 18,000 | |
| November 5 | Arkansas | No. 8 |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 12 | Texas A&M | No. 7 |
| W 13–0 | ||
| November 19 | at TCU | No. 6 | W 20–14 | |||
| November 26 | No. 9 Baylor | No. 7 |
| W 21–7 | 32,000 | |
| January 2 | vs. No. 16 North Carolina* | No. 5 |
| W 27–13 | 72,347 | |
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Rankings
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
References
- ^ "1949 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Rice Swats Clemson 33-7". The Victoria Advocate. September 25, 1949. p. 8A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU upsets touted Rice eleven, 14–7". The El Paso Times. October 2, 1949. Retrieved February 13, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Lorin McMullen (October 16, 1947). "Owls' Third-Quarter Spurt Crumbles Ponies, 41-27". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice beats Texas in final seconds with field goal". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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