1942 Rice Owls football team
American college football season
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The 1942 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 177 to 74.[1][2]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC)
Headcoach
- Jess Neely (3rd season)
HomestadiumRice Field
| 1942 Rice Owls football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–1–1 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 26 | Corpus Christi NAS* | W 18–7 | 9,000 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | LSU* |
| W 27–14 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | at Tulane* | L 7–18 | 25,000 | [6] | |||
| October 24 | No. 15 Texas |
| L 7–12 | 28,000 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | Texas Tech* |
| W 19–7 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | at Arkansas | W 40–9 | 4,000 | [9] | |||
| November 14 | Texas A&M |
| T 0–0 | 20,000 | [10] | ||
| November 21 | No. 18 TCU |
| W 21–0 | 14,000 | [11] | ||
| November 28 | at Baylor | W 20–0 | 7,000 | [12] | |||
| December 5 | SMU |
| W 13–7 | [13] | |||
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