1937 Rice Owls football team

The 1937 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.[1][2]

1937 Rice Owls football
Southwest Conference champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1937 record6–3–2 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coachJimmy Kitts (4th season)
Home stadiumRice Field
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Rice $ 4 1 1  6 3 2
No. 16 TCU 3 1 2  4 4 2
No. T–14 Arkansas 3 2 1  6 2 2
Baylor 3 3 0  7 3 0
Texas A&M 2 2 2  5 2 2
SMU 2 4 0  5 6 0
Texas 1 5 0  2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
October 2at Oklahoma*
L 0–6
October 9LSU*
L 0–13
October 16Tulsa*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0
October 23at TexasW 14–7
October 30 No. 12 Auburn*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–7
November 6 No. 16 Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–20
November 13Texas A&MNo. 15
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 6–6
November 20at TCUNo. 15L 2–7
November 27Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–7
December 4at SMUW 15–7
January 1, 1938vs. No. 17 Colorado*W 28–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  1. "1937 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. 189.


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