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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: John F. Jack Meagher
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

John F. Jack Meagher enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	32	6	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Sam Houston State	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. St. Edwards	20	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Arizona	21	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Arkansas	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Texas	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Sewanee	12	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Texas Christian	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Texas A&M	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Southern Methodist	0	32	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Baylor	4	7	L
Sat., Dec. 6	vs. Iowa State	14	7	W

1930 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	135
Scoring Average	11.3
Points Allowed	91
Defense Average	7.6
Opponents Record	49-33
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	7-2
Away Record	1-2

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	9-2-1	298	49		4-2	90	42	Francis A. Schmidt
Texas	8-1-1	179	20		4-1	72	13	Clyde Littlefield
Baylor	6-3-1	205	80		3-1-1	78	53	Morley Jennings
Rice	8-4	135	91		2-4	23	66	John F. Jack Meagher
Southern Methodist	6-3-1	187	86		2-2-1	66	59	Ray Morrison
Arkansas	3-6	78	154		2-2	27	68	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas A&M	2-7	66	100		0-5	7	62	Madison A. Matty Bell

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).