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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  <-- 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
  Record5-6
  Points Scored130
  Scoring Average11.8
  Points Allowed153
  Defense Average13.9
  Opponents Record46-41
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-3
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 10-125786Won  40-275-111345  Dana X. Bible
Southern Methodist 5-6201110 4-211733  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 6-4159103 3-37852  Homer H. Norton
Rice 5-6130153 3-38465  Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian 5-591156 3-348112  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 5-5-1178141 2-473108  Frank H. Kimbrough
Arkansas 3-7112222 1-554152  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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.