1934 Rice Owls football team

The 1934 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 44.[1][2]

1934 Rice Owls football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1934 record9–1–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coachJimmy Kitts (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Field
1934 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rice $ 5 1 0  9 1 1
Texas 4 1 1  7 2 1
SMU 3 2 1  8 2 2
TCU 3 3 0  8 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 1  4 4 2
Texas A&M 1 4 1  2 7 2
Baylor 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Loyola (LA)*
W 12–0
September 29LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 9–9
October 6at Purdue*
W 14–012,000[3]
October 13SMU
W 9–0
October 20at Creighton*Omaha, NEW 47–13
October 27Texas
W 20–9
November 3Texas A&I*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–0
November 10at ArkansasW 7–0
November 17at Texas A&MW 25–6
November 24TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 2–7
December 1at BaylorW 32–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1934 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. 189.
  3. "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
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