1945 Rice Owls football team

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]

1945 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (6th season)
Home stadium	Rice Field
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Corpus Christi NAS*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 13–26	12,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]
September 29	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–42	28,000	^[6]
October 6	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13	11,000	^[7]
October 13	Tulane*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–7	14,000	^[8]
October 20	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	L 18–21
October 27	at No. 9 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 7–6	23,000	^[9]
November 3	Texas Tech*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–0	17,000
November 10	Arkansas	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 26–7
November 17	Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 6–0
November 24	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–14
December 1	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 14–17
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  .
4. Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
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  .
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  .
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.