1947 Rice Owls football team

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, and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 74.[1] The played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

1947 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1947 record6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coachJess Neely (8th season)
Home stadiumRice Field
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at LSU*
L 14–21 46,000[3]
October 4at USC*
T 7–7 64,231[4]
October 11Tulane*No. 16
W 33–0 28,000[5]
October 18at SMUNo. 15
L 0–14 23,000[6]
October 25at No. 3 Texas
L 0–12 48,000[7]
November 1Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 40–7 16,000[8]
November 8Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–0 26,000[9]
November 15Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 41–7 31,000[10]
November 22at TCUNo. 20
W 7–0 5,000[11]
November 29BaylorNo. 18
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–6 20,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
gollark: Hmm.
gollark: Finite but apiaristically large?
gollark: Oh, someone made an infinite mana generator?
gollark: Oh no, did I crash it again?
gollark: Oops.

References
  1. "1947 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/CollegeFootball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.
  3. 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.
  4. Braven Dyer (October 5, 1947). "Trojan Rally Nets 7-7 Deadlock With Owls". Los Angeles Times. pp. 13, 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Fast-Moving Rice Trounces Tulane, 33-0, to Thrill 28,000". The Daily Oklahoman. October 12, 1947. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. "Rebounding Rice Owls Storm Over Tech's Raiders, 40-7". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 2, 1947. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rice Owls Smother Arkansas Drives, Roll to 26-0 Victory". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 9, 1947. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Rice Scores at Will to Bury Aggies Under 41-7 Avalanche". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 16, 1947. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Rice Tops TCU to Take Third Place in Conference Standings". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1947. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Baylor Settles Into Conference Cellar on 34-6 Pasting". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 30, 1947. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.