1942 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

1942 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Texas $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
TCU	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Baylor	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Texas A&M	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
SMU	1	–	4	–	1	3	–	6	–	2
Arkansas	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1942 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 177 to 74.

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 26	Corpus Christi NAS*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 18–7	9,000
October 3	LSU*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 27–14	20,000
October 10	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 7–18	25,000
October 24	No. 15 Texas	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–12	28,000
October 31	Texas Tech*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 19–7	10,000
November 7	at Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 40–9
November 14	Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	T 0–0
November 21	No. 18 TCU	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 21–0
November 28	at Baylor	Municipal Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–0
December 5	SMU	Rice Field Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

"1942 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
"Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 190.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rice Polishes Off Gulf Fliers, 18-7". Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. September 27, 1942. p. Peach 2 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rice makes bid for national recognition with a 27–14 victory over powerful Louisiana State". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Rice falls before Tulane Wave". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 11, 1942. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas Longhorns stave off Rice rally to win, 12 to 7". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 25, 1942. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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