1948 Rice Owls football team

The 1948 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1948 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by ninth-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Field in Houston, Texas. Rice competed as a member of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for third.

1948 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1948 record541 (321 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 0 1  9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1  7 3 1
Baylor 3 2 1  6 3 2
Rice 3 2 1  5 4 1
Arkansas 2 4 0  5 5 0
TCU 1 4 1  4 5 1
Texas A&M 0 5 1  0 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 25Sam Houston State*W 46–0
October 2LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 13–26
October 9at USC*L 0–7
October 16No. 14 SMU
L 7–33
October 23Texas
L 7–20
October 30at Texas Tech*W 14–7 19,000
November 6at ArkansasW 25–6
November 13at Texas A&MW 28–6
November 20TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–7
November 27at BaylorT 7–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1948 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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