The 1950 SMU Mustangs football team represented

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(SMU) as a member of the

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(SWC) during the

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. Led by first-year head coach

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, 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

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and

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were the team captains.

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