1938 Rice Owls football team
The 1938 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1938 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 4–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 133 to 91.[1][2]
| 1938 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 TCU $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 1 | Oklahoma* | L 6–7 | |||||
| October 8 | at LSU* | L 0–3 | 40,000 | [3] | |||
| October 15 | at Tulane* | L 17–26 | 24,000 | [4] | |||
| October 22 | Texas |
| W 13–6 | 20,000 | [5] | ||
| October 29 | Auburn* |
| W 14–0 | [6] | |||
| November 5 | at Arkansas | W 3–0 | |||||
| November 12 | at Texas A&M | L 0–27 | 17,000 | [7] | |||
| November 19 | No. 2 TCU |
| L 7–29 | [8] | |||
| November 26 | Baylor |
| L 6–21 | ||||
| December 3 | SMU |
| W 25–14 | ||||
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References
- "1938 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
- "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
- "Rice Owls spilled by late Tiger field goal, 3 to 0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tulane 26–17 victory over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1938. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rice Owls trim Longhorns in last minutes of play". Valley Morning Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Steakley scores twice, Owls beat Auburn, 14–0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1938. Retrieved September 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Aggies Smother Rice, 27 To 0". Sunday American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. Associated Press. November 13, 1938. p. 13. Retrieved September 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
. - "Frogs, O'Brien Pitching, Score 27 Points in Two Periods: Davey Tosses 3 Touchcdown Passes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 20, 1938. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
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