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1947 Rice Owls football team

Summary

The 1947 Rice Owls football team was an American football that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll (No. 7 in the final Litkenhous Ratings), and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 74.[1][2]

1947 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 2
No. 5 Texas 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Rice 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
TCU 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 2
Arkansas 1 – 4 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Tobin Rote led the team on offense. Two Rice players received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team: center Joe Watson and guard J.W. Magee.[3]

The played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at LSU*
L 14–2146,000[4]
October 4at USC*
T 7–764,231[5]
October 11Tulane*No. 16
W 33–028,000[6]
October 18at SMUNo. 15
L 0–1423,000[7]
October 25at No. 3 Texas
L 0–1248,000[8]
November 1Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 40–716,000[9]
November 8Arkansas 
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–026,000[10]
November 15Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 41–731,000[11]
November 22at TCUNo. 20
W 7–05,000[12]
November 29BaylorNo. 18
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–620,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll123456789Final
AP1615————20181718

References edit

  1. ^ "1947 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/CollegeFootball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.
  4. ^ Leroy Simms (September 28, 1947). "L.S.U. Fights Off Stiff Rice Opposition To Win, 21-14". Monroe Morning World. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Braven Dyer (October 5, 1947). "Trojan Rally Nets 7-7 Deadlock With Owls". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jimmy Banks (October 19, 1947). "Walker Leads SMU to 14-0 Triumph Over Favored Rice". Sunday American-Statesman (Austin, TX). pp. 17–18 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Weldon Hart (October 26, 1947). "Steers Rip Owls, 12-0: Fierce Line Play Finds UT Superior". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rebounding Rice Owls Storm Over Tech's Raiders, 40-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice Owls Smother Arkansas Drives, Roll to 26-0 Victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 9, 1947. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice Scores at Will to Bury Aggies Under 41-7 Avalanche". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rice Tops TCU to Take Third Place in Conference Standings". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor Settles Into Conference Cellar on 34-6 Pasting". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 30, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.