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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1945 <- 1946 -> 1947 --> 2024
1946 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1946 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Louisiana State  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Tulane  25   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern Methodist  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas  18   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas Tech  41   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Arkansas  0   7   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas A&M  27   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Texas Christian  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Baylor  38   6   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Tennessee  8   0   W    @ Miami, FL   Orange Bowl
 
1946 Season Totals
  Record9-2
  Points Scored245
  Scoring Average22.3
  Points Allowed62
  Defense Average5.6
  Opponents Record54-44
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record2-1
1946 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
10 8-2-0 AP
  
1946 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 9-224562Won  8-05-111743  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 6-3-213692Tied  0-05-17434  John Barnhill
Texas 8-229068 4-29849  Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M 4-6125107 3-36258  Homer H. Norton
Southern Methodist 4-5-1114100 2-47580  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas Christian 2-7-190148 2-460107  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 1-856181 0-629144  Frank H. Kimbrough

1946 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1946 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.