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1941 Rice Owls football team

The 1941 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute 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
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Texas A&M $5–1–09–2–0
No. 4 Texas4–1–18–1–1
TCU4–1–17–3–1
Rice3–2–16–3–1
SMU2–4–05–5–0
Baylor1–4–13–6–1
Arkansas0–6–03–7–0
  • $ – 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

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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*
  • 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

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll1234567Final
AP12———————

References

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  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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