1931 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1931 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 0 19 1 1
TCU 4 1 18 2 1
Texas A&M 3 2 07 3 0
Rice 3 3 06 4 0
Texas 2 3 06 4 0
Baylor 1 5 03 6 0
Arkansas 0 4 03 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1931 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 178 to 66.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas A&I*W 37–0[3]
September 26Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 32–0[4]
October 3at Oklahoma*L 6–1910,000[5]
October 10at TexasW 7–0[6]
October 17SMU
L 12–21[7]
October 24at Arizona*W 32–04,000[8]
November 7at TCUL 6–7[9]
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–7[10]
November 21Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–12[11]
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1931 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. 187.
  3. "Rice trounces T. A. & I., 37–0". The Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rice romps to east victory". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Breaks beat Owls 19 to 6". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rice defeats Texas, 7 to 0, in sensational upset". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern Methodist starts march toward title with 21 to 12 victory over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rice breaks homecoming tradition to defeat Cats, 32–0". Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Texas Christian beats Rice, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Texas Aggies turn Rice in 7 to 0 score". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Razorbacks lose to Rice, 26–12". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Rice Owls have little trouble in beating Baylor". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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