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Rice Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Corpus Christi NAS  18   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Louisiana State  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Tulane  7   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Texas  7   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Texas Tech  19   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Arkansas  40   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Texas A&M  0   0   T       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Texas Christian  26   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 28  @ Baylor  20   0   W       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Southern Methodist  13   7   W       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored177
  Scoring Average17.7
  Points Allowed74
  Defense Average7.4
  Opponents Record47-40
  Conference Record4-1
  Home Record5-1 -1
  Away Record2-1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1942 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-224449Won  14-75-111939  Dana X. Bible
Rice 7-2-117774 4-1-110628  Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian 7-312982 4-25457  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 6-4-1148116 3-2-14260  Frank H. Kimbrough
Texas A&M 4-5-113079 2-3-17645  Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist 3-6-2126133 1-4-16087  James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas 3-789228 0-634175  George Cole

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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