1938 Rice Owls football team

1938 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jimmy Kitts (5th season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	Oklahoma*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–7
October 8	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–3
October 15	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 17–26	24,000
October 22	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–6
October 29	Auburn*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 14–0
November 5	at Arkansas	Bailey Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 3–0
November 12	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–27
November 19	No. 2 TCU	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–29
November 26	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–21
December 3	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 25–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game