1940 Rice Owls football team explained

Year:1940
Team:Rice Owls
Sport:football
Conference:Southwest Conference
Short Conf:SWC
Record:7–3
Conf Record:4–2
Head Coach:Jess Neely
Hc Year:1st
Stadium:Rice Field

The 1940 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 78.[1] [2]

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1940 Rice Owls Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. March 25, 2019.
  2. Web site: Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book. Rice University. 2017. 190.
  3. News: Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings. The Boston Globe. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 19, 1940. 22. Newspapers.com.