1937 Rice Owls football team

The 1937 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.[1][2]

1937 Rice Owls football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record6–3–2 (4–1–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1937 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Rice $ 4 –1 –16 –3 –2
No. 16 TCU 3 –1 –24 –4 –2
No. T–14 Arkansas 3 –2 –16 –2 –2
Baylor 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Texas A&M 2 –2 –25 –2 –2
SMU 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Texas 1 –5 –02 –6 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2at Oklahoma*
L 0–6
October 9LSU*
L 0–13[3]
October 16Tulsa*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 0–014,000
October 23at Texas
W 14–727,000[4]
October 30 No. 12 Auburn*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–7[5]
November 6 No. 16 Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–20
November 13Texas A&MdaggerNo. 15
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
T 6–618,000[6]
November 20at TCUNo. 15
L 2–7
November 27Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–7
December 4at SMU
W 15–7
January 1, 1938vs. No. 17 Colorado*
W 28–1437,000–38,000[7][8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1937 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. 189.
  3. "Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven". Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rice Owls whip Texas for first win, 14 to 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 24, 1937. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rice takes unbeaten Auburn eleven by 13-to-7 score". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 31, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Clipped from the Courier-Journal". The Courier-Journal. November 14, 1937. p. 53.
  7. Wells, Jay (January 2, 1938). "'Whiz' White stands out, but Rice triumphs 28-14". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 1, sports.
  8. "Colorado gets away in lead, but Rice Institute blasts way to victory". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. January 2, 1938. p. 2B.


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