Rice Football Team History
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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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| 1943 Season Highlights |  | Jess C. Neely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1943 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 25 | vs. Randolph Field | 0 | 6 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 2 | @
Louisiana State | 7 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 9 | vs.
Tulane | 0 | 33 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 16 | @
Southern Methodist | 0 | 12 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 23 | @
Texas | 0 | 58 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Texas Tech | 13 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Arkansas | 20 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Texas A&M | 0 | 20 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Texas Christian | 13 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 27 | vs. Southwestern (Texas) | 7 | 21 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1943 Season Totals |  | Record | 3-7 |  | Points Scored | 60 |  | Scoring Average | 6.0 |  | Points Allowed | 183 |  | Defense Average | 18.3 |  | Opponents Record | 33-35 |  | Conference Record | 2-3 |  | Home Record | 2-4 |  | Away Record | 1-3 |  | 
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| 1943 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1943 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1943 All Southwest Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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