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1945 Rice Owls football team

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1945 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1944
1946 →
1945 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Texas $ 5 1 0 10 1 0
SMU 4 2 0 5 6 0
TCU 3 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 3 3 0 5 6 0
Texas A&M 3 3 0 6 4 0
Baylor 2 4 0 5 5 1
Arkansas 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 153 to 130.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Corpus Christi NAS*L 13–2612,000[3][4][5]
September 29at LSU*L 0–4228,000[6]
October 6Southwestern (TX)*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1311,000[7]
October 13Tulane*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–714,000[8]
October 20at SMUL 18–21
October 27at No. 9 TexasW 7–623,000[9]
November 3Texas Tech*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–017,000
November 10Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–7
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0
November 24at TCUL 13–14
December 1Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 14–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1945 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. ^ Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "NATB Comets Flash Power in Trouncing Rice Owls, 26 to 13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Corpus Comets Take Rice". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Cason sparkplug as LSU wallops Rice Owls, 42–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pirates Score Over Rice, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Underrated Rice Owls bounce Texas from unbeaten list with 7–6 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.