| Year: | 1944 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jess Neely |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Stadium: | Rice Field |
The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 163 to 143.[1] [2]