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1944 Rice Owls football team

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1944 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
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
Rice 2 3 0 5 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

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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

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  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.