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 FieldinHouston, 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 | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 27–13 vs. North Carolina | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 5 |
| Record | 10–1 (6–0 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
Seasons
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1950 →
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| No.5Rice $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.20Baylor | 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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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Clemson* |
| W 33–7 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | atLSU* |
| 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 | atTCU | 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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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | — | — | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
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