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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: John F. Jack Meagher
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1932 <- 1933 -> 1934 --> 2024
1933 Season Highlights
 John F. Jack Meagher enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1933 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville  7   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Louisiana State  0   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Loyola (New Orleans)  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Southern Methodist  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Creighton  13   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Texas  0   18   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Santa Clara  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Arkansas  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Texas A&M  0   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Texas Christian  3   26   L       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Baylor  6   7   L       
 
1933 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored56
  Scoring Average5.1
  Points Allowed137
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record43-24
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-6
1933 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1933 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 9-2-120849 4-29536  Francis A. Schmidt
Arkansas 7-3-121361Tied  7-74-16120  Fred C. Thomsen
Baylor 6-48584 4-24446  Morley Jennings
Texas A&M 6-3-116089 2-2-15849  Madison A. Matty Bell
Southern Methodist 4-7-199104 2-44559  Ray Morrison
Texas 4-5-2112104 2-3-14463  Clyde Littlefield
Rice 3-856137 1-52397  John F. Jack Meagher

1933 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1933 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.