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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: James R. Jimmy Kitts
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1938 <- 1939 -> 1940 --> 2024

1939 Season Highlights

James R. Jimmy Kitts enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1939 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Vanderbilt	12	13	L
Sat., Oct. 7	vs. Centenary	13	0	W
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Louisiana State	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Sam Houston State	8	9	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Texas	12	26	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Fordham	7	13	L	@ New York, NY
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Arkansas	12	12	T
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Texas A&M	0	19	L
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Texas Christian	0	21	L
Sat., Dec. 2	vs. Baylor	7	10	L
Sat., Dec. 9	@ Southern Methodist	6	13	L

1939 Season Totals
Record	1-9 -1
Points Scored	77
Scoring Average	7.0
Points Allowed	143
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	48-36
Conference Record	0-5
Home Record	1-4 -1
Away Record	0-5

1939 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1939 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas A&M	11-0	212	31	Won 14-13	6-0	112	8	Homer H. Norton
Baylor	7-3	136	81		4-2	76	55	Morley Jennings
Southern Methodist	6-3-1	118	60		4-2	60	33	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	5-4	106	125		3-3	65	94	Dana X. Bible
Arkansas	4-5-1	115	117		2-3-1	60	85	Fred C. Thomsen
Texas Christian	3-7	116	119		1-5	66	100	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Rice	1-9-1	77	143		0-5-1	37	101	James R. Jimmy Kitts

1939 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1939 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.