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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: James R. Jimmy Kitts
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1935 <- 1936 -> 1937 --> 2024
1936 Season Highlights
 James R. Jimmy Kitts enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1936 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Texas A&M-Kingsville  33   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Louisiana State  7   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 2  @ Duquesne  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Texas A&M  0   3   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Georgia  13   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Texas  7   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. George Washington  12   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Arkansas  14   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. Sam Houston State  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Texas Christian  0   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Baylor  7   10   L       
 Sat., Dec. 5  vs. Southern Methodist  0   9   L       
 
1936 Season Totals
  Record5-7
  Points Scored127
  Scoring Average10.6
  Points Allowed108
  Defense Average9.0
  Opponents Record53-33
  Conference Record1-5
  Home Record3-4
  Away Record2-3
1936 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1936 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas 7-317887 5-18942  Fred C. Thomsen
Texas Christian 9-2-216058Won  16-64-1-19338  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M 8-3-115674 3-2-14338  Homer H. Norton
Baylor 6-3-112890 3-2-15474  Morley Jennings
Southern Methodist 5-4-111866 2-3-13659  Madison A. Matty Bell
Rice 5-7127108 1-52855  James R. Jimmy Kitts
Texas 2-6-169128 1-53875  John E. Jack Chevigny

1936 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1936 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 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.