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1950 Houston

4–⁠6, coached by Clyde Lee.

Schedule and results

Houston in 1950, game by game: lost vs. St. Bonaventure 14–29; lost at Baylor 7–34; lost at Trinity (Texas) 16–20; won vs. Louisville 27–7; lost at Hardin Simmons 13–14; won at Wichita State 46–6; lost vs. North Texas 13–16; won vs. William & Mary 36–18; won vs. Midwestern Texas State 40–18; lost vs. Tulsa 21–28+40−27Lost 14–29 vs. St. Bonaventure-15St. BonaventureLost 7–34 at Baylor-27BaylorLost 16–20 at Trinity (Texas)-4Trinity (Texas)Won 27–7 vs. Louisville+20LouisvilleLost 13–14 at Hardin Simmons-1Hardin SimmonsWon 46–6 at Wichita State+40Wichita StateLost 13–16 vs. North Texas-3North TexasWon 36–18 vs. William & Mary+18William & MaryWon 40–18 vs. Midwestern Texas State+22Midwestern Texa…Lost 21–28 vs. Tulsa-7Tulsa
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsSt. BonaventureL 14–⁠2945%
Sep 30atBaylorL 7–⁠347%
Oct 7atTrinity (Texas)L 16–⁠2046%
Oct 14vsLouisvilleW 27–⁠746%
Oct 20atHardin SimmonsL 13–⁠1410%
Oct 28atWichita StateW 46–⁠613%
Nov 11vsNorth TexasL 13–⁠1671%
Nov 18vsWilliam & MaryW 36–⁠1829%
Nov 24vsMidwestern Texas StateW 40–⁠1871%
Dec 2vsTulsaL 21–⁠2823%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 28–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 74th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 81 on file).

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
233–⁠190
Coach
Clyde Lee
Elo
1313 +97 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
6.5 No. 36 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Bill Moeller and Max Clark