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.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 6–4 (2–4 SWC) |
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Captain | Kyle Rote, Bobby Collier |
Home stadium | Cotton Bowl |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | 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 | [1] | |
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 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Texas drops SMU from unbeaten ranks, 23–20". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 5, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1950 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
- ^ "2022 Football Media Guide" (PDF). SMU Athletics. p. 97. Retrieved December 24, 2022.