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1939 Rice Owls football team

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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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 30Vanderbilt*L 12–13
October 7Centenary*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
October 14at LSU*L 0–7
October 21Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 8–9
October 28at TexasL 12–26
November 4at Fordham*L 7–13
November 11Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 12–12
November 18 No. 2 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–19
November 25at TCUL 0–21
December 2Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–10
December 9at SMUL 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.