1929 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 0 19 0 1
No. 9 SMU 3 0 26 0 4
Arkansas 3 2 07 2 0
Texas 2 2 25 2 2
Baylor 2 2 17 3 1
Texas A&M 2 3 05 3 0
Rice 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 208 to 34.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Loyola (LA)*L 0–33[3]
October 5Sam Houston State*W 7–2[4]
October 12Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6
October 26at TexasL 0–39[5]
November 2St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–20
November 9at TCUL 0–24
November 16Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–26
November 23at SMUL 0–34
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1929 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. "Loyola runs over Rice Owls, 33 to 0". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. September 28, 1929. Retrieved April 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rice beats Houston Teachers 7 to 2". The Austin American. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Longhorns run through Rice Owls with ease to capture second conference victory". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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