1939 Rice Owls football team

1939 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–9–1 (0–5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Texas A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
Baylor 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Rice 0 – 5 – 1 1 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1939 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 1–9–1 record (0–5–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 143 to 77.[1][2]

Rice was ranked at No. 70 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Vanderbilt*
L 12–1320,000[4]
October 7Centenary*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0[5]
October 14at LSU*
L 0–728,000[6]
October 21Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 8–9[7]
October 28at Texas
L 12–26[8]
November 4at Fordham*
L 7–1319,971
November 11Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 12–12
November 18 No. 2 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–1925,000[9]
November 25at TCU
L 0–21
December 2Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–10
December 9at SMU
L 6–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1939 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. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt scores in final seconds to beat Rice". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 1, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice's new pass combine blanks Centenary by 13–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1939. Retrieved July 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "L.S.U.'s air game beats fumbling Rice Owls by 7–0". Austin American-Statesman. October 15, 1939. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rice upset by Sam Houston, 9–8". The Paris News. October 22, 1939. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jack Crain leads Texas Longhorns over luckless Rice 26–12". The El Paso Times. October 29, 1939. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies Tramp On Rice, 19-0: Owls Gain Eight Yards; While Visitors Pass, Smash To Scores". El Paso Times. November 19, 1939. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.


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