1944 Rice Owls football team
American college football season
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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]
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Headcoach
- Jess Neely (5th season)
HomestadiumRice Field
| 1944 Rice Owls football | |
|---|---|
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–3 SWC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 23 | Galveston AAF* | W 57–0 | 12,000 | [3][4] | |||
| September 30 | Randolph Field* |
| L 0–59 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | LSU* |
| W 14–13 | 10,000 | [6] | ||
| October 14 | at Tulane* | L 0–21 | 28,000 | [7] | |||
| October 21 | SMU |
| W 21–10 | [8] | |||
| October 28 | Texas |
| W 7–0 | 25,000 | [9] | ||
| November 4 | Texas Tech* |
| L 7–13 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
| November 11 | at Arkansas | L 7–12 | 9,000 | [11] | |||
| November 18 | Texas A&M |
| L 6–19 | 20,000 | [12] | ||
| November 25 | TCU |
| L 6–9 | [13] | |||
| December 2 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 18–7 | [14] | |||
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