1950 Texas Longhorns football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record9–2 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1950 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Texas $ 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas A&M 3 –3 –07 –4 –0
TCU 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Rice 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
SMU 2 –4 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Texas Longhorns football team represented the University of Texas as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by Blair Cherry in his fourth and final season as head coach, the Longhorns compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SWC title. Texas was invited to the Cotton Bowl Classic, where the Longhorns lost to Tennessee.[1]

For the September 30 game against Purdue, Texas chose to wear their white uniforms at home. This was the last time the team worker white at home for 70 years, until October 24, 2020.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Texas Tech*No. 5
W 28–1419,500[3]
September 30Purdue*No. 5
W 34–2640,000[4]
October 14vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*No. 4
L 13–1475,346[5]
October 21ArkansasNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 19–1440,000[6]
October 28at RiceNo. 7
W 35–770,000[7]
November 4No. 1 SMUNo. 7
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 23–2065,498[8]
November 11at BaylorNo. 5
W 27–2035,000[9]
November 18at TCUNo. 6
W 21–730,000[10]
November 30Texas A&MNo. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
W 17–065,498[11]
December 9LSU*No. 3
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Austin, TX
W 21–635,000[12]
January 1vs. No. 4 Tennessee*No. 3
L 14–2075,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Awards and honors

  • Bud McFadin, Guard, Cotton Bowl Classic Co-Most Valuable Player
  • Bud McFadin, Consensus All-American[14]

References

  1. ↑ "1950 Texas Longhorns Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ Livengood, Paul (December 20, 2020). "Texas Longhorns to wear all-white throwback uniforms vs. Baylor Bears". KVUE Austin.
  3. ↑ "Longhorns stop tough Red Raiders in 28–14 battle". The Paris News. September 24, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Texas clicks on ground, in air to score 34–26 win over Purdue". The Sunday Courier and Press. October 1, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sooners are later but better than Texas, 14 to 13". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. October 15, 1950. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas dumps Arkansas". The Nashville Tennessean. October 22, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Texas juggernauts to 35–7 win over Rice". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Texas drops SMU from unbeaten ranks, 23–20". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 5, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Longhorns stave off Baylor for 27–20 win". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 12, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Steers whip TCU, 21–7". Valley Morning Star. November 19, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Steers overpower Aggies, 17–0". The Brownsville Herald. December 1, 1950. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Texas throttles LSU before 35,000 for 21–6 victory". The News and Observer. December 10, 1950. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Last-half rally gives Tennessee 20 to 14 victory". The Odessa American. January 2, 1951. Retrieved February 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "2010 NCAA Football Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletics Association.


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