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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1947 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1947 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 27 | @
Louisiana State
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14 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Southern California
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7 |
7 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Tulane
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33 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | @
Southern Methodist
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0 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Texas
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0 |
12 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Texas Tech
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40 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Arkansas
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26 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Texas A&M
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41 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Texas Christian
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7 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 29 | vs.
Baylor
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34 |
6 |
W |
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1947 Season Totals |
Record | 6-3
-1
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Points Scored | 202 |
Scoring Average | 20.2 |
Points Allowed | 74 |
Defense Average | 7.4 |
Opponents Record | 57-36
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Conference Record | 4-2 |
Home Record | 5-0
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Away Record | 1-3
-1
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1947 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
18 | 6-3-1 |
AP |
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1947 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1947 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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Great Moments in College Football History
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.