1948 Rice Owls football team

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1948 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice Field
Seasons
←  1947
1949  →
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
Texas 4 –1 –17 –3 –1
Baylor 3 –2 –16 –3 –2
Rice 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Arkansas 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
TCU 1 –4 –14 –5 –1
Texas A&M 0 –5 –10 –9 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Rice was ranked at No. 38 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948. [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Sam Houston State *
W 46–022,000 [3]
October 2 LSU *
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 13–2629,000 [4]
October 9at USC *
L 0–749,531
October 16No. 14 SMU
L 7–3332,600
October 23 Texas
L 7–2030,000 [5]
October 30at Texas Tech *
W 14–719,000
November 6at Arkansas
W 25–6
November 13at Texas A&M
W 28–6
November 20 TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–7
November 27at Baylor
T 7–722,000
  • *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.
  2. ↑ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Rice rumbles past Sam Houston, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LSU downs favored Rice". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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