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1949 Rice Owls Schedule and Results

Record: 10-1 (4th of 119) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 5th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SWC

Conference Record: 6-0

Coach: Jess Neely (10-1)

Points For: 276

Points/G: 25.1 (31st of 119)

Points Against: 97

Opp Pts/G: 8.8 (9th of 119)

SRS: 19.74 (10th of 119)

SOS: 6.29 (31st of 119)

Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 27-13 versus North Carolina

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
10/3	10/10	10/17	10/24	10/31	11/7	11/14	11/21	Final
		9	5	8	7	6	7	5

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 24, 1949	Sat	Rice		Clemson	Southern	W	33	7	1	0	W 1
2	Oct 1, 1949	Sat	Rice	@	LSU	SEC	L	7	14	1	1	L 1
3	Oct 8, 1949	Sat	Rice		New Mexico	BIAA	W	55	0	2	1	W 1
4	Oct 15, 1949	Sat	Rice	@	(10) SMU	SWC	W	41	27	3	1	W 2
5	Oct 22, 1949	Sat	(9) Rice	@	(10) Texas	SWC	W	17	15	4	1	W 3
6	Oct 29, 1949	Sat	(5) Rice		Texas Tech	BIAA	W	28	0	5	1	W 4
7	Nov 5, 1949	Sat	(8) Rice		Arkansas	SWC	W	14	0	6	1	W 5
8	Nov 12, 1949	Sat	(7) Rice		Texas A&M	SWC	W	13	0	7	1	W 6
9	Nov 19, 1949	Sat	(6) Rice	@	Texas Christian	SWC	W	20	14	8	1	W 7
10	Nov 26, 1949	Sat	(7) Rice		(9) Baylor	SWC	W	21	7	9	1	W 8
11	Jan 2, 1950	Mon	(5) Rice	N	(16) North Carolina	Southern	W	27	13	10	1	W 9	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)