1947 Rice Owls football team

1947 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record6–3–1 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 SMU $ 5 0 1 9 0 2
No. 5 Texas 5 1 0 10 1 0
No. 18 Rice 4 2 0 6 3 1
TCU 2 3 1 4 5 2
Arkansas 1 4 1 6 4 1
Texas A&M 1 4 1 3 6 1
Baylor 1 5 0 5 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Rice Owls football team was an American football that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll (No. 7 in the final Litkenhous Ratings), and outscored opponents by a total of 202 to 74.[1][2]

Quarterback Tobin Rote led the team on offense. Two Rice players received first-team honors from the Associated Press on the 1947 All-Southwest Conference football team: center Joe Watson and guard J.W. Magee.[3]

The played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

  1. ^ "1947 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/CollegeFootball. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 18, 1947). "Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings". Times. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Clyde Scott Only Porker to Make All-Southwest". Hope Star, Arkansas. December 1, 1947. p. 5.