1948 Rice Owls football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Rice Field |
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Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 25 | Sam Houston State* | W 46–0 | 22,000 | [3] | |
October 2 | LSU* |
| L 13–26 | 29,000 | [4] |
October 9 | at USC* | L 0–7 | 49,531 | ||
October 16 | No. 14 SMU |
| L 7–33 | 32,600 | |
October 23 | Texas |
| L 7–20 | 30,000 | [5] |
October 30 | at Texas Tech* | W 14–7 | 19,000 | ||
November 6 | at Arkansas | W 25–6 | |||
November 13 | at Texas A&M | W 28–6 | |||
November 20 | TCU |
| W 21–7 | ||
November 27 | at Baylor | T 7–7 | 22,000 | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1948 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice rumbles past Sam Houston, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU downs favored Rice". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.