1944 Rice Owls football team

1944 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (5th season)
Home stadium	Rice Field

1944 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
TCU $	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Texas	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
SMU	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Rice	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 163 to 143.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Galveston AAF*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 57–0	12,000	[3][4]
September 30	Randolph Field*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–59	20,000	[5]
October 7	LSU*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 14–13	10,000	[6]
October 14	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–21	28,000	[7]
October 21	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 21–10
October 28	Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 7–0	25,000	[8]
November 4	Texas Tech*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13	10,000
November 11	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 7–12
November 18	Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–19
November 25	TCU	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–9
December 2	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 18–7
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1944 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. "Rice, Gavelston Airmen Tangle Tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 22, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Rice Wallops Fliers by 57-0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. September 24, 1944. p. 9. Retrieved April 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Randolph Field Smothers Rice Institute 55 to 0". Valley Morning Star. October 1, 1944. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Gorgeous George Walmsley leads Rice to bare 14–13 win over LSU Tigers". Big Spring Daily Herald. October 8, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tulane Green Wave rolls over Rice Owls by 21 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 15, 1944. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Bucky Sheffield leads Rice to upset victory over Texas". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 29, 1944. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.