1947 Rice Owls football team

1947 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Ranking
AP No. 18
1947 record 631 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach Jess Neely (8th season)
Home stadium Rice Field
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 0 1  9 0 2
No. 5 Texas 5 1 0  10 1 0
No. 18 Rice 4 2 0  6 3 1
TCU 2 3 1  4 5 2
Arkansas 1 4 1  6 4 1
Texas A&M 1 4 1  3 6 1
Baylor 1 5 0  5 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1947 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by eighth-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 in third. The Owls finished the regular season with a record of 631, and were ranked 18th in the final AP Poll.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 27at LSU*L 14–21 
October 4at USC*T 7–7 
October 11Tulane*No. 16W 33–0 
October 18at SMUNo. 15L 0–14 
October 25at No. 3 TexasL 0–12 
November 1Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 40–7 
November 8Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–0 
November 15Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 41–7 
November 22at TCUNo. 20W 7–0 
November 29BaylorNo. 18
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 34–6 
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1947 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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