1945 Rice Owls football team

The 1945 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 153 to 130.[1][2]

1945 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1945 record5–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1945 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas $ 5 1 010 1 0
SMU 4 2 05 6 0
TCU 3 3 05 5 0
Rice 3 3 05 6 0
Texas A&M 3 3 06 4 0
Baylor 2 4 05 5 1
Arkansas 1 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Corpus Christi NAS*L 13–26
September 29at LSU*L 0–42
October 6Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–13
October 13Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–714,000[3]
October 20at SMUL 18–21
October 27at No. 9 TexasW 7–6
November 3Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–017,000
November 10Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–7
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0
November 24at TCUL 13–14
December 1Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 14–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1945 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. "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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