Rice Football Team History
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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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1944 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1944 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 23 | vs. Galveston Field
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57 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | vs. Randolph Field
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0 |
59 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs.
Louisiana State
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14 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @
Tulane
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0 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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21 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | vs.
Texas
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7 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs.
Texas Tech
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7 |
13 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | @
Arkansas
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7 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Texas A&M
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6 |
19 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | vs.
Texas Christian
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6 |
9 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 2 | vs. Southwestern (Texas)
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18 |
7 |
W |
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1944 Season Totals |
Record | 5-6
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Points Scored | 143 |
Scoring Average | 13.0 |
Points Allowed | 163 |
Defense Average | 14.8 |
Opponents Record | 39-36
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Conference Record | 2-3 |
Home Record | 5-4
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Away Record | 0-2
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1944 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1944 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1944 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.