1934 Rice Owls football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record9–1–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1933
1935 →
1934 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Rice $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
Texas 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
SMU 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 2
TCU 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Texas A&M 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 2
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1934 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 44.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Loyola (LA)*
W 12–08,000[3]
September 29LSU*
T 9–9[4]
October 6at Purdue*
W 14–012,000[5]
October 13SMU
W 9–0
October 20at Creighton*Omaha, NEW 47–13
October 27Texas
W 20–918,000[6]
November 3Texas A&I*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–0
November 10at Arkansas
W 7–0
November 17at Texas A&M
W 25–6
November 24TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 2–7
December 1at Baylor
W 32–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1934 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. 189.
  3. ^ "Rice upsets precedent to defeat Loyola Wolves 12 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Owls battle powerful Louisiana eleven to 9–9 tie". Sunday American-Statesman. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice defeats Texas, 20 to 9, with last minute scoring". Sunday American-Statesman. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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