| Year: | 1943 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 3–7 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jess Neely |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Stadium: | Rice Field |
The 1943 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1943 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 183 to 60.[1] [2]
In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Rice ranked 90th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 68.6.[3]