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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1945 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Corpus Christi NAS	13	26	L
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Louisiana State	0	42	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Tulane	13	7	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Southern Methodist	18	21	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Texas	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Texas Tech	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Arkansas	26	7	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Texas A&M	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Texas Christian	13	14	L
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Baylor	14	17	L

1945 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	130
Scoring Average	11.8
Points Allowed	153
Defense Average	13.9
Opponents Record	46-41
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	4-3
Away Record	1-3

1945 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1945 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	10-1	257	86	Won 40-27	5-1	113	45	Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist	5-6	201	110		4-2	117	33	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M	6-4	159	103		3-3	78	52	Homer H. Norton
Rice	5-6	130	153		3-3	84	65	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	5-5	91	156		3-3	48	112	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	5-5-1	178	141		2-4	73	108	Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas	3-7	112	222		1-5	54	152	Glen Rose

1945 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1945 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.