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1943 Rice Owls football team

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1943 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–7 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1942
1944 ⊟
1943 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Texas $ 5 0 0 7 1 1
Texas A&M 4 1 0 7 2 1
Rice 2 3 0 3 7 0
SMU 2 3 0 2 7 0
TCU 1 4 0 2 6 0
Arkansas 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 183 to 60.[1][2]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Rice ranked 90th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 68.6.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Randolph Field*L 0–612,000[4]
October 2at LSU*L 7–2022,000[5]
October 9Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–33[6]
October 16at SMUL 0–12
October 23at No. 16 TexasL 0–58[7]
October 30Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–05,000
November 6Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–7
November 13 No. 14 Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20
November 20at TCUW 13–6
November 27Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1943 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. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Randolph Licks Rice Owls in Mud Battle". San Antonio Light. September 26, 1943. p. 6-5 – via NewspaperARCHIVE.
  5. ^ "Owls fall as LSU opens up". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane team manhandles weak Rice eleven, 33–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 10, 1943. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Longhorns continue on title path with rousing 58 to 0 victory over Rice Owls". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 24, 1943. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.