1943 Rice Owls football team

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1943 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1943 record3–7 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 5 0 0 7 1 1
Texas A&M 4 1 0 7 2 1
Rice 2 3 0 3 7 0
SMU 2 3 0 2 7 0
TCU 1 4 0 2 6 0
Arkansas 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 183 to 60.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 25Randolph Field*
L 0–6
October 2at LSU*L 7–20
October 9Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–33
October 16at SMUL 0–12
October 23at No. 16 TexasL 0–58
October 30Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
November 6Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–7
November 13 No. 14 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20
November 20at TCUW 13–6
November 27Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1943 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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