1929 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7 (0–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 TCU $ 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
No. 9 SMU 3 – 0 – 2 6 – 0 – 4
Arkansas 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Texas 2 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
Baylor 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 208 to 34.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27at Loyola (LA)*
L 0–33[3]
October 5Sam Houston State*
W 7–2[4]
October 12Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6
October 26at Texas
L 0–39[5]
November 2St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–20
November 9at TCU
L 0–24
November 16Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–26
November 23at SMU
L 0–34
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–19
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1929 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. ^ "Loyola runs over Rice Owls, 33 to 0". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. September 28, 1929. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice beats Houston Teachers 7 to 2". The Austin American. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Longhorns run through Rice Owls with ease to capture second conference victory". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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