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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1948 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1948 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 25 | vs.
Sam Houston State
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46 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | vs.
Louisiana State
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13 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Southern California
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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7 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | vs.
Texas
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7 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | @
Texas Tech
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | @
Arkansas
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25 |
6 |
W |
@ Little Rock, AR |
| Sat., Nov. 13 | @
Texas A&M
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28 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | vs.
Texas Christian
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21 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 27 | @
Baylor
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7 |
7 |
T |
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1948 Season Totals |
Record | 5-4
-1
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Points Scored | 168 |
Scoring Average | 16.8 |
Points Allowed | 119 |
Defense Average | 11.9 |
Opponents Record | 47-48
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Conference Record | 3-2 |
Home Record | 2-3
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Away Record | 3-1
-1
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1948 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1948 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1948 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
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.