1944 Rice Owls football team
The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 163 to 143.[1][2]
| 1944 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1944 record | 5–6 (2–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU $ | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Galveston Army Air Field* | W 57–0 | |||||
| September 30 | Randolph Field* |
| L 0–59 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | LSU* |
| W 14–13 | ||||
| October 14 | at Tulane* | L 0–21 | 28,000 | [4] | |||
| October 21 | SMU |
| W 21–10 | ||||
| October 28 | Texas |
| W 7–0 | ||||
| November 4 | Texas Tech* |
| L 7–13 | ||||
| November 11 | at Arkansas | L 7–12 | |||||
| November 18 | Texas A&M |
| L 6–19 | ||||
| November 25 | TCU |
| L 6–9 | ||||
| December 2 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 18–7 | ||||
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References
- "1944 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
- "Randolph Field Smothers Rice Institute 55 to 0". Valley Morning Star. October 1, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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