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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1943 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1943 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 25 | vs. Randolph Field
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0 |
6 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | @
Louisiana State
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7 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 9 | vs.
Tulane
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0 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | @
Southern Methodist
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0 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | @
Texas
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0 |
58 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Texas Tech
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Arkansas
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20 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Texas A&M
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0 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Texas Christian
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13 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 27 | vs. Southwestern (Texas)
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7 |
21 |
L |
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1943 Season Totals |
Record | 3-7
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Points Scored | 60 |
Scoring Average | 6.0 |
Points Allowed | 183 |
Defense Average | 18.3 |
Opponents Record | 33-35
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Conference Record | 2-3 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 1-3
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1943 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1943 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1943 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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