1950 Texas Longhorns football team

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1950 Texas Longhorns football
Cotton Bowl Classic vs. #4 Tennessee, L 14–20
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #3
1950 record 9-2 (6-0 SWC)
Head coach Blair Cherry
Home stadium Texas Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,130)
Seasons
« 1949 1951 »
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas in the 1950 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 23 at Texas Tech* #5 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX (Rivalry) W 28–14   19,500
September 30 Purdue* #5 Texas Memorial StadiumAustin, TX W 34–26   40,000
October 14 vs. #3 Oklahoma* #4 Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Red River Rivalry) L 13–14   75,346
October 21 Arkansas #7 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 19–14   40,000
October 28 at Rice #7 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 35–7   70,000
November 4 #1 SMU #7 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 23–20   65,498
November 11 at Baylor #5 Baylor StadiumWaco, TX W 27–20   35,000
November 18 at TCU #6 Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX W 21–7   30,000
November 30 Texas A&M #3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX (Rivalry) W 17–0   68,000
December 9 LSU* #3 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 21–6   35,000
January 1 vs. #4 Tennessee* #3 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) L 14-20   75,500
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

  • Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
  • Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American[2]

References