1944 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
TCU $ 3 1 17 3 1
Texas 3 2 05 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 15 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 07 4 0
SMU 2 3 05 5 0
Rice 2 3 05 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 163 to 143.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Galveston AAF*W 57–012,000[3][4]
September 30Randolph Field*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–5920,000[5]
October 7LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–1310,000[6]
October 14at Tulane*L 0–2128,000[7]
October 21SMU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–10
October 28Texas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–025,000[8]
November 4Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1310,000
November 11at ArkansasL 7–12
November 18Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–19
November 25TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–9
December 2Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 18–7
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1944 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.
  3. "Rice, Gavelston Airmen Tangle Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "Rice Wallops Fliers by 57-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Randolph Field Smothers Rice Institute 55 to 0". Valley Morning Star. October 1, 1944. p. 13 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Gorgeous George Walmsley leads Rice to bare 14–13 win over LSU Tigers". Big Spring Daily Herald. October 8, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Bucky Sheffield leads Rice to upset victory over Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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