1936 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–7 (1–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Arkansas $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 16 TCU 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 2 – 2
Texas A&M 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SMU 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Rice 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 5–7 record (1–5 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 108.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Texas A&I*Kingsville, TXW 33–0
September 26at LSU*
L 7–2025,000[3]
October 2at Duquesne*
L 0–14
October 10Texas A&M
L 0–3
October 17at Georgia*
W 13–6[4]
October 24Texas
W 7–017,000[5]
October 31George Washington*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 12–6[6]
November 7at Arkansas
L 14–20
November 14Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–7[7]
November 21TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–13
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–10
December 5SMU
L 0–9
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1936 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. ^ "L.S.U. defeats Rice, 20–7, to gain revenge". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Owls beat Georgia, 13–6, in close game". Monroe Morning World. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice conquers Texas U. in last quarter, 7 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice Owls jar Colonials, 12–6". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Owls take 34–7 game from Sam Houston eleven". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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