1936 Rice Owls football team

The 1936 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 5–7 record (1–5 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 108.[1][2]

1936 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1936 record5–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Arkansas $ 5 1 07 3 0
No. 16 TCU 4 1 19 2 2
Texas A&M 3 2 18 3 1
Baylor 3 2 16 3 1
SMU 2 3 15 4 1
Rice 1 5 05 7 0
Texas 1 5 02 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19at Texas A&I*Kingsville, TXW 33–0
September 26at LSU*L 7–20
October 2at Duquesne*Pittsburgh, PAL 0–14
October 10Texas A&ML 0–3
October 17at Georgia*W 13–6
October 24Texas
W 7–0
October 31George Washington*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 12–6[3]
November 7at ArkansasL 14–20
November 14Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–7
November 21TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–13
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–10
December 5SMU
L 0–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1936 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
  3. "Rice Owls jar Colonials, 12–6". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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