1945 Rice Owls football team

1945 Rice Owls football
1945 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (6th season);
Home stadium	Rice Field
	Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Southwest Conference football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Texas $	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
SMU	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
TCU	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Rice	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
Baylor	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 153 to 130.^[1]^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Corpus Christi NAS*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 13–26	12,000	^[3]^[4]^[5]
September 29	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–42	28,000	^[6]
October 6	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–13	11,000	^[7]
October 13	Tulane*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–7	14,000	^[8]
October 20	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	L 18–21	10,000	^[9]
October 27	at No. 9 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	W 7–6	23,000	^[10]
November 3	Texas Tech*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 13–0	17,000	^[11]
November 10	Arkansas	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 26–7		^[12]
November 17	Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 6–0	29,000	^[13]
November 24	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 13–14	14,000	^[14]
December 1	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 14–17	17,000	^[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

^ "1945 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.
^ Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "NATB Comets Flash Power in Trouncing Rice Owls, 26 to 13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Corpus Comets Take Rice". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cason sparkplug as LSU wallops Rice Owls, 42–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Pirates Score Over Rice, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "SMU wins with Maley". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Underrated Rice Owls bounce Texas from unbeaten list with 7–6 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Owls blank Texas Tech, 13–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rice takes Arkansas, 26–7, in annual homecoming game". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rice downs Aggies, 6–0, on last-period touchdown pass". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "T.C.U. Horned Frogs knock Rice Owls from conference lead in 14–13 upset". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Baylor beats Rice with a field goal". The El Paso Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[1] "1945 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.

[2] "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.

[3] Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "NATB Comets Flash Power in Trouncing Rice Owls, 26 to 13". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 1D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[4] Lee, Bill (September 23, 1945). "Comets (continued)". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Corpus Christi, Texas. p. 2D. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[5] "Corpus Comets Take Rice". Sunday Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. Associated Press. September 23, 1945. p. 7. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Cason sparkplug as LSU wallops Rice Owls, 42–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 30, 1945. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "Pirates Score Over Rice, 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 7, 1945. p. 11. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[8] "Tulane bows to Rice, 13–7". The Knoxville Journal. October 14, 1945. Retrieved April 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "SMU wins with Maley". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 21, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Underrated Rice Owls bounce Texas from unbeaten list with 7–6 upset". Wichita Daily Times. October 28, 1945. Retrieved April 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "Owls blank Texas Tech, 13–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 4, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Rice takes Arkansas, 26–7, in annual homecoming game". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 11, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Rice downs Aggies, 6–0, on last-period touchdown pass". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "T.C.U. Horned Frogs knock Rice Owls from conference lead in 14–13 upset". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 25, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Baylor beats Rice with a field goal". The El Paso Times. December 2, 1945. Retrieved March 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

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