1941 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Texas 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
TCU 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
SMU 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Baylor 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Arkansas 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 167 to 121.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

Guard Art Goforth was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Sam Houston State*
W 42–014,000[4]
October 11Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 10–925,000[5]
October 18at LSUNo. 12
L 0–2725,000[6]
October 25at No. 2 Texas
L 0–4042,000[7]
November 1Centenary*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 54–0[8]
November 8Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1215,000[9]
November 15 No. 4 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–19[10]
November 22at No. 19 TCU
T 0–010,000[11]
November 29Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–1414,000[12]
December 6at SMU
W 6–010,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1941 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. ^ "All-Southwest Selections". The Paris News. December 10, 1941. p. 4.
  4. ^ "Rice Drubs Sam Houston, 42-0, Saturday Night". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ William T. Rives (October 12, 1941). "Owls Topple Tulane, 10-9". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Normal Walker (October 19, 1941). "Ole Lou Muddles Grid Situation With Easy Win Over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Wilbur Evans (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice Scrubs Rip Centenary, 54-0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ William T. Rives (November 9, 1941). "Rice Blasts Hogs, 21 to 12". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ William T. Rives (November 16, 1941). "Ags Clinch Tie for Title". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Harold V. Ratliff (November 23, 1941). "Owls Tie T.C.U. To Give Ags Title". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ William T. Rives (November 30, 1941). "Rice Blasts Bears". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Harold V. Ratliff (December 7, 1941). "Rice Rides Herd On Ponies, 6-0, In Final Southwest Loop Tilt". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.


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