1942 Rice Owls football team

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
1942 record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coachJess Neely (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Field
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Corpus Christi NAS*
W 18–79,000[3]
October 3LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–14
October 10at Tulane*L 7–18
October 24 No. 15 Texas
L 7–12
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–7
November 7at Arkansas
W 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

  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. "Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. September 27, 1942. p. Peach 2 via Newspapers.com.


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