1938 Rice Owls football team

1938 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 TCU $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Baylor 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Rice 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Texas 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 133 to 91.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 1Oklahoma*
L 6–7
October 8at LSU*
L 0–3 40,000[3]
October 15at Tulane*
L 17–2624,000[4]
October 22Texas
W 13–620,000 [5]
October 29Auburn*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–0[6]
November 5at Arkansas
W 3–0
November 12at Texas A&M
L 0–2717,000[7]
November 19 No. 2 TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–29[8]
November 26Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–21
December 3SMU
W 25–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1938 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. ^ "Rice Owls spilled by late Tiger field goal, 3 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane 26–17 victory over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Owls trim Longhorns in last minutes of play". Valley Morning Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Steakley scores twice, Owls beat Auburn, 14–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Aggies Smother Rice, 27 To 0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Frogs, O'Brien Pitching, Score 27 Points in Two Periods: Davey Tosses 3 Touchcdown Passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.


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