1937 Rice Owls football team
| 1937 Rice Owls football | |
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Southwest Conference champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–14 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| 1937 record | 6–3–2 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Rice $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–14 Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1937 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.[1][2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2 | at Oklahoma* |
| L 0–6 | |||
| October 9 | LSU* |
| L 0–13 | |||
| October 16 | Tulsa* |
| T 0–0 | |||
| October 23 | at Texas |
| W 14–7 | |||
| October 30 | No. 12 Auburn* |
| W 13–7 | |||
| November 6 | No. 16 Arkansas |
| W 26–20 | |||
| November 13 | Texas A&M | No. 15 |
| T 6–6 | ||
| November 20 | at TCU | No. 15 |
| L 2–7 | ||
| November 27 | Baylor |
| W 13–7 | |||
| December 4 | at SMU |
| W 15–7 | |||
| January 1, 1938 | vs. No. 17 Colorado* |
| W 28–14 | |||
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References[]
- ^ "1937 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
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