1944 Rice Owls football team

1944 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
SMU 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
2 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute 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[8]
October 28Texas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 7–025,000[9]
November 4Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1310,000[10]
November 11at Arkansas
L 7–129,000[11]
November 18Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–1920,000[12]
November 25TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–9[13]
December 2Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 18–7[14]
  • *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 .
  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 .
  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. ^ "Rice Owls bounce back to win 21–10 decision from Southern Methodist". Wichita Daily Times. October 22, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Bucky Sheffield leads Rice to upset victory over Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rice is upset by Texas Tech Raiders, 13–7". The Austin American-Statesman. November 5, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "County Razorbacks upset Rice Owls, 12–7". The Brownsville Herald. November 12, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Texas Aggies in form reversal, beat Rice, 19–6". Tulsa Daily World. November 19, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Frogs nedge Rice, gain bid to Cotton Bowl game". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 26, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Rice Owls close season by outplaying Pirates, 18–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 3, 1944. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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