1946 Rice Owls football team

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1946 Rice Owls football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 8–0 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 10
1946 record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Rice + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Arkansas + 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 2
No. 15 Texas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Baylor 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University during the 1946 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by seventh-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Field in Houston. Rice competed as a member of the Southwest Conference, winning a share of the conference title with Arkansas with a 5–1 conference record. The team ended the regular season ranked 10th in the final AP Poll with an 8–2 record. They were invited to the 1947 Orange Bowl, played on New Year's Day, where they defeated SEC co-champion Tennessee.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–7
October 5Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 48–0
October 12at Tulane*
W 25–645,000
October 19SMUNo. 16
W 21–7
October 26No. 3 TexasNo. 16
W 18–1330,000[2]
November 2Texas Tech*No. 8
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 41–625,000
November 9at ArkansasNo. 5Little Rock, ARL 0–7
November 16at Texas A&MNo. 14
  • Kyle Field
  • College Station, TX
W 27–10
November 23TCUNo. 12
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
November 30BaylorNo. 13
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 38–6
January 1, 1947vs. No. 7 Tennessee*No. 10
W 8–036,152[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Owls were selected.[4]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
14 120 Carl Russ Back Chicago Cardinals
25 230 Johnny Kelly Back Philadelphia Eagles
26 242 H. J. Roberts Guard Philadelphia Eagles

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ Wilbur Evans (October 27, 1946). "Owls Stage Big Upset as They Wallop Steers: Rice Zooms To New High With Victory". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Thousands Thrilled By Bowl Spectacle". Miami Daily News. January 2, 1947. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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