Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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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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1949 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship. |
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1949 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
Clemson
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33 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Louisiana State
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7 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | vs.
New Mexico
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55 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Southern Methodist
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41 |
27 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | @
Texas
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17 |
15 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | vs.
Texas Tech
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28 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Arkansas
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14 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Texas A&M
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | @
Texas Christian
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20 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 26 | vs.
Baylor
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21 |
7 |
W |
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| Mon., Jan. 2 |
North Carolina
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27 |
13 |
W |
@ Dallas, TX |
Cotton Bowl |
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1949 Season Totals |
Record | 10-1
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Points Scored | 276 |
Scoring Average | 25.1 |
Points Allowed | 97 |
Defense Average | 8.8 |
Opponents Record | 59-50
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Conference Record | 6-0 |
Home Record | 6-0
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Away Record | 3-1
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1949 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
5 | 9-1-0 |
AP |
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1949 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1949 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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