1948 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 SMU $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
Texas 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 2
Rice 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
TCU 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Texas A&M 0 – 5 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1948 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by ninth-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Field in Houston, Texas. Rice competed as a member of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for third.

Rice was ranked at No. 38 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Sam Houston State*
W 46–022,000[3]
October 2LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 13–2629,000[4]
October 9at USC*
L 0–749,531
October 16No. 14 SMU
L 7–3332,600
October 23Texas
L 7–2030,000[5]
October 30at Texas Tech*
W 14–719,000
November 6at Arkansas
W 25–6
November 13at Texas A&M
W 28–6
November 20TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–7
November 27at Baylor
T 7–722,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice rumbles past Sam Houston, 46–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1948. Retrieved December 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LSU downs favored Rice". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1948. Retrieved October 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Steers win, 20–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1948. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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