Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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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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| 1940 Season Highlights |
| Jess C. Neely enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1940 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Oct. 5 | vs. Centenary
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25 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Louisiana State
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23 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Tulane
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6 |
15 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Texas
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville
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9 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Arkansas
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14 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Texas A&M
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0 |
25 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Texas Christian
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14 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Baylor
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21 |
12 |
W |
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| | Sat., Dec. 7 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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6 |
7 |
L |
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| 1940 Season Totals |
| Record | 7-3
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| Points Scored | 131 |
| Scoring Average | 13.1 |
| Points Allowed | 78 |
| Defense Average | 7.8 |
| Opponents Record | 47-32
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| Conference Record | 4-2 |
| Home Record | 6-1
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| Away Record | 1-2
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| 1940 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1940 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1940 All Southwest Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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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.
