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 [5]
October 16No. 14 SMU
L 7–3332,600 [6]
October 23 Texas
L 7–2030,000 [7]
October 30at Texas Tech *
W 14–719,000 [8]
November 6at Arkansas
W 25–634,700 [9]
November 13at Texas A&M
W 28–625,000 [10]
November 20 TCU Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–725,000 [11]
November 27at Baylor
T 7–722,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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. ↑ "Trojans top Rice Owls 7 to 6". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southern Methodist clubs Rice, 33–7, for SWC win". The Odessa American. October 17, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rice Institute crushes Texas Tech Red Raider team in homecoming, 14–7". The Brownsville Herald. October 31, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Improved Rice kayos Arkansas by 25–6 count". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. November 7, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Alert Owls hand Ags 12th defeat". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 14, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Rice shakes jitters to topple TCU in homwcoming game, 21–7". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 21, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Baylor and Rice skid to 7–7 tie". The Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1948. Retrieved March 17, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
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