Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: James R. Jimmy Kitts Conference: Southwest-
1939 Season Highlights
James R. Jimmy Kitts enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1939 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Vanderbilt
12
13
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Centenary
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Louisiana State
0
7
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Sam Houston State
8
9
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Texas
12
26
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @ Fordham
7
13
L
@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Arkansas
12
12
T
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Texas A&M
0
19
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Texas Christian
0
21
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Baylor
7
10
L
Sat., Dec. 9 @
Southern Methodist
6
13
L
1939 Season Totals
Record 1-9
-1
Points Scored 77
Scoring Average 7.0
Points Allowed 143
Defense Average 13.0
Opponents Record 48-36
Conference Record 0-5
Home Record 1-4
-1
Away Record 0-5
1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1939 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1939 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.