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.