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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: John F. Jack Meagher
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024
1930 Season Highlights
 John F. Jack Meagher enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1930 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Southwestern (Texas)  32   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Sam Houston State  13   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. St. Edwards  20   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Arizona  21   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Arkansas  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Texas  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Sewanee  12   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Texas Christian  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Texas A&M  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Southern Methodist  0   32   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Baylor  4   7   L       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Iowa State  14   7   W       
 
1930 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored135
  Scoring Average11.3
  Points Allowed91
  Defense Average7.6
  Opponents Record49-33
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record7-2
  Away Record1-2
1930 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1930 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 9-2-129849 4-29042  Francis A. Schmidt
Texas 8-1-117920 4-17213  Clyde Littlefield
Baylor 6-3-120580 3-1-17853  Morley Jennings
Rice 8-413591 2-42366  John F. Jack Meagher
Southern Methodist 6-3-118786 2-2-16659  Ray Morrison
Arkansas 3-678154 2-22768  Fred C. Thomsen
Texas A&M 2-766100 0-5762  Madison A. Matty Bell

1930 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1930 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 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.