1950 Texas Longhorns football team

1950 Texas Longhorns football
Southwest Conference champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 14–20 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 3
Record	9–2 (6–0 SWC)
Head coach	Blair Cherry (4th season)
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium (Capacity: 60,130)

1950 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 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*	No. 5	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX (rivalry)	W 28–14	19,500
September 30	Purdue*	No. 5	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 34–26	40,000
October 14	vs. No. 3 Oklahoma*	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Red River Shootout)	L 13–14	75,346
October 21	Arkansas	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 19–14	40,000
October 28	at Rice	No. 7	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 35–7	70,000
November 4	No. 1 SMU	No. 7	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 23–20	65,498
November 11	at Baylor	No. 5	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 27–20	35,000
November 18	at TCU	No. 6	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (rivalry)	W 21–7	30,000
November 30	Texas A&M	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 17–0	68,000
December 9	LSU*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	W 21–6	35,000
January 1	vs. No. 4 Tennessee*	No. 3	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 14–20	75,500
*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