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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| 1941 Season Highlights |  
|  Jess C. Neely enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |  
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| 1941 Season |  
|  Date  | 
 Opponent  |  Score  | 
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|  Sat., Oct. 4  |  vs.
Sam Houston State
  
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   	 42  | 
   	 0  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 11  |  vs.
Tulane
  
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   	 10  | 
   	 9  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 18  |  @
Louisiana State
  
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   	 0  | 
   	 27  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Oct. 25  |  @
Texas
  
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   	 0  | 
   	 40  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 1  |  vs. Centenary  
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   	 54  | 
   	 0  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 8  |  vs.
Arkansas
  
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   	 21  | 
   	 12  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 15  |  vs.
Texas A&M
  
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   	 6  | 
   	 19  | 
     L   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 22  |  @
Texas Christian
  
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   	 0  | 
   	 0  | 
     T   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Nov. 29  |  vs.
Baylor
  
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   	 28  | 
   	 14  | 
     W   | 
    
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   	  |  |  Sat., Dec. 6  |  @
Southern Methodist
  
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   	 6  | 
   	 0  | 
     W   | 
    
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| 1941 Season Totals |  
|   Record | 6-3
-1
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|   Points Scored | 167 |  
|   Scoring Average | 16.7 |  
|   Points Allowed | 121 |  
|   Defense Average | 12.1 |  
|   Opponents Record | 46-39
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|   Conference Record | 3-2 |  
|   Home Record | 5-1
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|   Away Record | 1-2
-1
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| 1941 NCAA Final Rankings |  
|  Rank  | 
 Record  | 
 Source  |  
|   was not ranked. |  
 
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| 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  |  
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Some records may be incomplete.  
	
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.