1937 Rice Owls football team
American college football season
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The 1937 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 6â3â2 record (4â1â1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.[1][2]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
APNo. 18
Record6â3â2 (4â1â1 SWC)
Headcoach
- Jimmy Kitts (4th season)
| 1937 Rice Owls football | |
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SWC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28â14 vs. Colorado | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 18 |
| Record | 6â3â2 (4â1â1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Rice $ | 4 | â | 1 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 3 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 TCU | 3 | â | 1 | â | 2 | 4 | â | 4 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. Tâ14 Arkansas | 3 | â | 2 | â | 1 | 6 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | â | 3 | â | 0 | 7 | â | 3 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | â | 2 | â | 2 | 5 | â | 2 | â | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | â | 4 | â | 0 | 5 | â | 6 | â | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | â | 5 | â | 0 | 2 | â | 6 | â | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 2 | at Oklahoma* | L 0â6 | 8,000 | [3] | ||||
| October 9 | LSU* | L 0â13 | [4] | |||||
| October 16 | Tulsa* |
| T 0â0 | 8,000 | [5] | |||
| October 23 | at Texas | W 14â7 | 27,000 | [6] | ||||
| October 30 | No. 12 Auburn* |
| W 13â7 | [7] | ||||
| November 6 | No. 16 Arkansas |
| W 26â20 | [8] | ||||
| November 13 | Texas A&M | No. 15 |
| T 6â6 | 18,000 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | at TCU | No. 15 | L 2â7 | [10] | ||||
| November 27 | Baylor |
| W 13â7 | 20,000 | [11] | |||
| December 4 | at SMU | No. 18 | W 15â7 | [12] | ||||
| January 1, 1938 | vs. No. 17 Colorado* | No. 18 | W 28â14 | 37,000â38,000 | [13][14] | |||
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