1940 Rice Owls football team

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1940 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 16 SMU 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Texas 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Rice 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
TCU 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 0 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 78.[1][2]

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5Centenary*
W 25–0[4]
October 12LSU*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 23–023,000[5]
October 19at Tulane*
L 6–1534,000[6]
October 26 No. 12 Texas
W 13–0[7]
November 2Texas A&I*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 9–6
November 9at Arkansas
W 14–7
November 16at No. 3 Texas A&M
L 0–25
November 23TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–12
December 7 No. 16 SMU
L 6–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1940 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. 190.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice passing whips Centenary 25 to 0". The Shreveport Times. October 6, 1940. Retrieved July 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Owls register impressive win over LSU, 23–0". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 13, 1940. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane turns back Rice, 15–6, in ragged exhibition". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1940. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Owls kick dope bucket into air with 13–0 win over Texas". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 27, 1940. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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