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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  <-- 1948 <- 1949 -> 1950 --> 2024
1949 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1949 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Clemson  33   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Louisiana State  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. New Mexico  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Southern Methodist  41   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Texas  17   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Texas Tech  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Arkansas  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  vs. Texas A&M  13   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Texas Christian  20   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Baylor  21   7   W       
 Mon., Jan. 2   North Carolina  27   13   W    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1949 Season Totals
  Record10-1
  Points Scored276
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed97
  Defense Average8.8
  Opponents Record59-50
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-1
1949 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
5 9-1-0 AP
  
1949 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 10-127697Won  27-136-012663  Jess C. Neely
Baylor 8-2232126 4-213894  George R. Bob Woodruff
Texas 6-429093 3-312366  J. Blair Cherry
Texas Christian 6-3-1205185 3-398119  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Arkansas 5-5167175 2-487123  John Barnhill
Southern Methodist 5-4-1215204 2-3-1134136  Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas A&M 1-8-192267 0-5-153158  Robert Harry Stiteler

1949 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1949 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.