1940 Rice Owls football team

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1940 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 5 1 0 9 1 0
No. 16 SMU 5 1 0 8 1 1
Texas 4 2 0 8 2 0
Rice 4 2 0 7 3 0
TCU 2 4 0 3 7 0
Arkansas 1 5 0 4 6 0
Baylor 0 6 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 78.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 5Centenary*W 25–0
October 12LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 23–0
October 19at Tulane*L 6–15
October 26Texas
W 13–0
November 2Texas A&I*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 9–6
November 9at ArkansasW 14–7
November 16at No. 3 Texas A&ML 0–25
November 23TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–12
December 7 No. 16 SMU
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 190.