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-
1944 Season Highlights
Jess C. Neely enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1944 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs. Galveston Field
57
0
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Randolph Field
0
59
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Louisiana State
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Tulane
0
21
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Southern Methodist
21
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Texas
7
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Texas Tech
7
13
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Arkansas
7
12
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Texas A&M
6
19
L
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Texas Christian
6
9
L
Sat., Dec. 2 vs. Southwestern (Texas)
18
7
W
1944 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 143
Scoring Average 13.0
Points Allowed 163
Defense Average 14.8
Opponents Record 39-36
Conference Record 2-3
Home Record 5-4
Away Record 0-2
1944 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1944 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1944 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.