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Rice Owls

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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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
Record	5-4 -1
Points Scored	168
Scoring Average	16.8
Points Allowed	119
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	47-48
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-1 -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	9-1-1	250	105	Won 21-13	5-0-1	108	52	Madison A. Matty Bell
Texas	7-3-1	223	147	Won 41-28	4-1-1	81	65	J. Blair Cherry
Baylor	6-3-2	167	125	Won 20-7	3-2-1	72	57	George R. Bob Woodruff
Rice	5-4-1	168	119		3-2-1	95	79	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	227	136		2-4	86	96	John Barnhill
Texas Christian	4-5-1	125	143		1-4-1	65	89	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Texas A&M	0-9-1	123	247		0-5-1	68	137	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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.