1941 Rice Owls football team

The 1941 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 167 to 121.[1][2] The team played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

1941 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1941 record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coachJess Neely (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Field
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 –1 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 4 Texas 4 –1 –1  8 –1 –1
TCU 4 –1 –1  7 –3 –1
Rice 3 –2 –1  6 –3 –1
SMU 2 –4 –0  5 –5 –0
Baylor 1 –4 –1  3 –6 –1
Arkansas 0 –6 –0  3 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Art Goforth was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4Sam Houston State*
W 42–014,000[4]
October 11Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 10–925,000[5]
October 18at LSUNo. 12
L 0–2725,000[6]
October 25at No. 2 Texas
L 0–4042,000[7]
November 1Centenary (LA)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 54–0[8]
November 8Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1215,000[9]
November 15 No. 4 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 6–19[10]
November 22at No. 19 TCU
T 0–010,000[11]
November 29Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 28–1414,000[12]
December 6at SMU
W 6–010,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1941 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.
  3. "All-Southwest Selections". The Paris News. December 10, 1941. p. 4.
  4. "Rice Drubs Sam Houston, 42-0, Saturday Night". The Paris News. October 5, 1941. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. William T. Rives (October 12, 1941). "Owls Topple Tulane, 10-9". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Normal Walker (October 19, 1941). "Ole Lou Muddles Grid Situation With Easy Win Over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilbur Evans (October 26, 1941). "Longhorns Roar Over Rice at 40-0 Speed". Austin American-Statesman. pp. 1, 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rice Scrubs Rip Centenary, 54-0". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 2, 1941. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. William T. Rives (November 9, 1941). "Rice Blasts Hogs, 21 to 12". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. William T. Rives (November 16, 1941). "Ags Clinch Tie for Title". Sunday American-Statesman. pp. 13–14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Harold V. Ratliff (November 23, 1941). "Owls Tie T.C.U. To Give Ags Title". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. William T. Rives (November 30, 1941). "Rice Blasts Bears". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Harold V. Ratliff (December 7, 1941). "Rice Rides Herd On Ponies, 6-0, In Final Southwest Loop Tilt". Sunday American-Statesman. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.


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