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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 <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024

1943 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1943 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Randolph Field	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Louisiana State	7	20	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Tulane	0	33	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Southern Methodist	0	12	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas	0	58	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Texas Tech	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Arkansas	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas A&M	0	20	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Texas Christian	13	6	W
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Southwestern (Texas)	7	21	L

1943 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	60
Scoring Average	6.0
Points Allowed	183
Defense Average	18.3
Opponents Record	33-35
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-3

1943 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1943 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas	7-1-1	277	54	Tied 7-7	5-0	185	20	Dana X. Bible
Texas A&M	7-2-1	184	65	Lost 14-19	4-1	81	27	Homer H. Norton
Rice	3-7	60	183		2-3	33	103	Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist	2-7	69	115		2-3	44	56	James H. Jimmy Stewart
Arkansas	2-7	105	192		1-4	21	92	John Tomlin
Texas Christian	2-6	71	146		1-4	26	92	Leo R. Dutch Meyer

1943 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1943 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.