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1950 Texas

9–⁠2 (6–⁠0 Southwest Conference), coached by Blair Cherry, finished No. 3 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Texas in 1950, game by game: won at Texas Tech 28–14; won vs. Purdue 34–26; lost vs. No. 3 Oklahoma 13–14; won vs. Arkansas 19–14; won at Rice 35–7; won vs. No. 1 SMU 23–20; won at Baylor 27–20; won at TCU 21–7; won vs. Texas A&M 17–0; won vs. LSU 21–6; lost vs. No. 9 Tennessee 14–20+28−6Won 28–14 at Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 34–26 vs. Purdue+8PurdueLost 13–14 vs. No. 3 Oklahoma-1No. 3 OklahomaWon 19–14 vs. Arkansas+5ArkansasWon 35–7 at Rice+28RiceWon 23–20 vs. No. 1 SMU+3No. 1 SMUWon 27–20 at Baylor+7BaylorWon 21–7 at TCU+14TCUWon 17–0 vs. Texas A&M+17Texas A&MWon 21–6 vs. LSU+15LSULost 14–20 vs. No. 9 Tennessee-6No. 9 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23atTexas TechW 28–⁠1457%
Sep 30vsPurdueW 34–⁠2676%
Oct 14vs3OklahomaL 13–⁠1440%
Oct 21vsArkansasW 19–⁠1476%
Oct 28atRiceW 35–⁠742%
Nov 4vs1SMUW 23–⁠2057%
Nov 11atBaylorW 27–⁠2057%
Nov 18atTCUW 21–⁠774%
Nov 30vsTexas A&MW 17–⁠080%
Dec 9vsLSUW 21–⁠678%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs9TennesseeCotton BowlL 14–⁠2056%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 20–⁠14 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 3 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 126 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 5
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 4
  4. Wk 4: 7
  5. Wk 5: 7
  6. Wk 6: 7
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 6
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Final: 3

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1950.

Southwest Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanBud McFadin, OL/DL

Record
9–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 3 peak No. 3
Points
252–⁠148
Coach
Blair Cherry
Elo
1741 +116 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.6 No. 3 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 1Bud McFadin OGLos Angeles Rams
Rd 2Ken Jackson OTNew York Yanks
Rd 7Joel Williams CNew York Giants

All-Southwest Conference

4 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ben TompkinsBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas6–⁠09–⁠23
Baylor4–⁠27–⁠3
Texas A&M3–⁠37–⁠4
TCU3–⁠35–⁠5
Rice2–⁠46–⁠4
SMU2–⁠46–⁠4
Arkansas1–⁠52–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.