1934 Rice Owls football team
| 1934 Rice Owls football | |
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SWC champion | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Rice $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1934 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1934 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 9–1–1 record (5–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 204 to 44.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Loyola (LA)* | W 12–0 | 8,000 | [3] | |||
| September 29 | LSU* | T 9–9 | [4] | ||||
| October 6 | at Purdue* | W 14–0 | 12,000 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | SMU |
| W 9–0 | ||||
| October 20 | at Creighton* | Omaha, NE | W 47–13 | ||||
| October 27 | Texas |
| W 20–9 | 18,000 | [6] | ||
| November 3 | Texas A&I* |
| W 27–0 | ||||
| November 10 | at Arkansas |
| W 7–0 | ||||
| November 17 | at Texas A&M | W 25–6 | |||||
| November 24 | TCU |
| L 2–7 | ||||
| December 1 | at Baylor | W 32–0 | |||||
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References
- ^ "1934 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
- ^ "Rice upsets precedent to defeat Loyola Wolves 12 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls battle powerful Louisiana eleven to 9–9 tie". Sunday American-Statesman. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice defeats Texas, 20 to 9, with last minute scoring". Sunday American-Statesman. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.