1950 SMU Mustangs football team

1950 SMU Mustangs football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach	Rusty Russell (1st season)
Captain	Kyle Rote, Bobby Collier
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl

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 SMU Mustangs football team represented Southern Methodist University (SMU) as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Rusty Russell, the Mustangs compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the SWC. SMU played home games at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas. Kyle Rote and Bobby Collier were the team captains.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Georgia Tech*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 33–13	54,000
September 30	at No. 11 Ohio State*	No. 10	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	W 32–27	80,672
October 7	at Missouri*	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 21–0	35,311
October 14	Oklahoma A&M*	No. 2	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 56–0	75,349
October 21	at No. 15 Rice	No. 3	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 42–21	70,000
November 4	at No. 7 Texas	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 20–23	65,498
November 11	Texas A&M	No. 7	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 20–25	75,447
November 18	at Arkansas	No. 14	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 14–7	29,000
November 25	Baylor	No. 15	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 0–3	50,000
December 2	TCU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 13–27	55,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game