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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1946 <- 1947 -> 1948 --> 2024

1947 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1947 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Louisiana State	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Southern California	7	7	T
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Tulane	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Southern Methodist	0	14	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas	0	12	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Texas Tech	40	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Arkansas	26	0	W
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Texas A&M	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Texas Christian	7	0	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Baylor	34	6	W

1947 Season Totals
Record	6-3 -1
Points Scored	202
Scoring Average	20.2
Points Allowed	74
Defense Average	7.4
Opponents Record	57-36
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	5-0
Away Record	1-3 -1

1947 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
18	6-3-1	AP

1947 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	10-1	292	74	Won 27-7	5-1	126	40	J. Blair Cherry
Southern Methodist	9-0-2	182	90	Tied 13-13	5-0-1	84	38	Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice	6-3-1	202	74		4-2	108	39	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	4-5-2	114	99	Lost 9-13	2-3-1	59	59	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas	6-4-1	191	145	Won 21-19	1-4-1	48	99	John Barnhill
Baylor	5-5	128	138		1-5	37	119	George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas A&M	3-6-1	169	185		1-4-1	65	133	Homer H. Norton

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

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.