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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: Jess C. Neely
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1947 <- 1948 -> 1949 --> 2024
1948 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1948 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Sam Houston State  46   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Louisiana State  13   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Southern California  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern Methodist  7   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Texas  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Texas Tech  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Arkansas  25   6   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas A&M  28   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Texas Christian  21   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Baylor  7   7   T       
 
1948 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed119
  Defense Average11.9
  Opponents Record47-48
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record3-1 -1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1948 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 9-1-1250105Won  21-135-0-110852  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas 7-3-1223147Won  41-284-1-18165  J. Blair Cherry
Baylor 6-3-2167125Won  20-73-2-17257  George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice 5-4-1168119 3-2-19579  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-5227136 2-48696  John Barnhill
Texas Christian 4-5-1125143 1-4-16589  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M 0-9-1123247 0-5-168137  Robert Harry Stiteler

1948 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1948 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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