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
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–14 vs. Colorado
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 18
1937 record	6–3–2 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jimmy Kitts (4th season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

1937 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
October 2	at Oklahoma*		Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 0–6
October 9	LSU*		Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–13
October 16	Tulsa*		Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0
October 23	at Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 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 13	Texas A&M	No. 15	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 6–6
November 20	at TCU	No. 15	Amon G. Carter Stadium Ft. Worth, TX	L 2–7
November 27	Baylor		Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–7
December 4	at SMU		Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 15–7
January 1, 1938	vs. No. 17 Colorado*		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bow)	W 28–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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.