1942 Rice Owls football team

1942 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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]

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Corpus Christi NAS*W 18–79,000[4]
October 3LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1420,000[5]
October 10at Tulane*L 7–1825,000[6]
October 24 No. 15 Texas
L 7–1228,000[7]
October 31Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 19–710,000
November 7at ArkansasW 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

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  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. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. September 27, 1942. p. Peach 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice makes bid for national recognition with a 27–14 victory over powerful Louisiana State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice falls before Tulane Wave". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Longhorns stave off Rice rally to win, 12 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.