1948 Rice Owls football team

1948 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (9th season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25	Sam Houston State*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 46–0
October 2	LSU*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 13–26
October 9	at USC*	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–7
October 16	No. 14 SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–33
October 23	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20
October 30	at Texas Tech*	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 14–7	19,000
November 6	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 25–6
November 13	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 28–6
November 20	TCU	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 21–7
November 27	at Baylor	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	T 7–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game