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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Jess C. Neely
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024

1941 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1941 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Sam Houston State	42	0	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Tulane	10	9	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Louisiana State	0	27	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas	0	40	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Centenary	54	0	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Arkansas	21	12	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Texas A&M	6	19	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Texas Christian	0	0	T
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Baylor	28	14	W
Sat., Dec. 6	@ Southern Methodist	6	0	W

1941 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	167
Scoring Average	16.7
Points Allowed	121
Defense Average	12.1
Opponents Record	46-39
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	1-2 -1

1941 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1941 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	9-2	281	75	Lost 21-29	5-1	109	39	Homer H. Norton
Texas	8-1-1	338	55		4-1-1	159	35	Dana X. Bible
Texas Christian	7-3-1	162	135	Lost 26-40	4-1-1	61	46	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice	6-3-1	167	121		3-2-1	61	85	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	5-5	169	106		2-4	51	83	Madison A. Matty Bell
Baylor	3-6-1	106	161		1-4-1	53	127	Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas	3-7	118	149		0-6	40	119	Fred C. Thomsen

1941 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1941 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.