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-
1931 Season Highlights
John F. Jack Meagher enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
1931 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
37
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Sam Houston State
32
0
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Oklahoma
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Texas
7
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Southern Methodist
12
21
L
Fri., Oct. 23 @
Arizona
32
0
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Texas Christian
6
7
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Texas A&M
0
7
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Arkansas
26
12
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Baylor
20
0
W
1931 Season Totals
Record 6-4
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 66
Defense Average 6.6
Opponents Record 47-39
Conference Record 3-3
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 2-2
1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1931 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1931 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.