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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| 1947 Season Highlights |
| Jess C. Neely enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1947 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 27 | @
Louisiana State
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14 |
21 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Southern California
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7 |
7 |
T |
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| | Sat., Oct. 11 | vs.
Tulane
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33 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 18 | @
Southern Methodist
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0 |
14 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Texas
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0 |
12 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 1 | vs.
Texas Tech
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40 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Arkansas
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26 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Texas A&M
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41 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 22 | @
Texas Christian
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7 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 29 | vs.
Baylor
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34 |
6 |
W |
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| 1947 Season Totals |
| Record | 6-3
-1
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| Points Scored | 202 |
| Scoring Average | 20.2 |
| Points Allowed | 74 |
| Defense Average | 7.4 |
| Opponents Record | 57-36
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| Conference Record | 4-2 |
| Home Record | 5-0
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| Away Record | 1-3
-1
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| 1947 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 18 | 6-3-1 |
AP |
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| 1947 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1947 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
