1938 Rice Owls football team

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1938 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1938 record4–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 0 0 11 0 0
SMU 4 2 0 6 4 0
Baylor 3 2 1 7 2 1
Rice 3 3 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 2 3 1 4 4 1
Arkansas 1 5 0 2 7 1
Texas 1 5 0 1 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 133 to 91.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 1Oklahoma*
L 6–7
October 8at LSU*L 0–3
October 15at Tulane*L 17–26
October 22Texas
W 13–6
October 29Auburn*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–0
November 5at Arkansas
W 3–0
November 12at Texas A&ML 0–27
November 19 No. 2 TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–29
November 26Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–21
December 3SMU
W 25–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1938 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
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