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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: Jess C. Neely
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Randolph Field  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Louisiana State  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Tulane  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Southern Methodist  0   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Texas  0   58   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Texas Tech  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Arkansas  20   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Texas A&M  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Texas Christian  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  7   21   L       
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored60
  Scoring Average6.0
  Points Allowed183
  Defense Average18.3
  Opponents Record33-35
  Conference Record2-3
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-3
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1943 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 7-1-127754Tied  7-75-018520  Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M 7-2-118465Lost  14-194-18127  Homer H. Norton
Rice 3-760183 2-333103  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 2-769115 2-34456  James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas 2-7105192 1-42192  John Tomlin
Texas Christian 2-671146 1-42692  Leo R. Dutch Meyer

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.