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American college football season
The 1950 SMU Mustangs football team represented
Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the
Southwest Conference (SWC) during the
1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach
Rusty Russell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWC. SMU played home games at the
Cotton Bowl in
Dallas.
Kyle Rote and
Bobby Collier were the team captains.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 |
Georgia Tech* | | | W 33–13 | 54,000 | |
September 30 | at No. 11
Ohio State* | No. 10 | | W 32–27 | 80,672 | |
October 7 | at
Missouri* | No. 3 | | W 21–0 | 35,311 | |
October 14 |
Oklahoma A&M* | No. 2 | | W 56–0 | 75,349 | |
October 21 | at No. 15
Rice | No. 3 | | W 42–21 | 70,000 | |
November 4 | at No. 7
Texas | No. 1 | | L 20–23 | 65,498 |
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November 11 |
Texas A&M | No. 7 | | L 20–25 | 75,447 | |
November 18 | at
Arkansas | No. 14 | | W 14–7 | 29,000 | |
November 25 |
Baylor | No. 15 | | L 0–3 | 50,000 | |
December 2 |
TCU | | | L 13–27 | 55,000 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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