1942 Rice Owls football team

Summary

The 1942 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 177 to 74.[1][2]

1942 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Texas $ 5 1 0 9 2 0
Rice 4 1 1 7 2 1
TCU 4 2 0 7 3 0
Baylor 3 2 1 6 4 1
Texas A&M 2 3 1 4 5 1
SMU 1 4 1 3 6 2
Arkansas 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Corpus Christi NAS*W 18–79,000[4]
October 3LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1420,000[5]
October 10at Tulane*L 7–1825,000[6]
October 24 No. 15 Texas
L 7–1228,000[7]
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–710,000
November 7at ArkansasW 40–9
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0
November 21 No. 18 TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–0
November 28at BaylorW 20–0
December 5SMU
W 13–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1942 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 190.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. September 27, 1942. p. Peach 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice makes bid for national recognition with a 27–14 victory over powerful Louisiana State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice falls before Tulane Wave". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Longhorns stave off Rice rally to win, 12 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.