1949 Rice Owls football team

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.

  1. ^ "1949 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.