1934 Rice Owls football
SWC champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record9–1–1 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1934 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Rice $ 5 1 09 1 1
Texas 4 1 17 2 1
SMU 3 2 18 2 2
TCU 3 3 08 4 0
Arkansas 2 3 14 4 2
Texas A&M 1 4 12 7 2
Baylor 1 5 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Loyola (LA)*W 12–08,000[3]
September 29LSU*T 9–9[4]
October 6at Purdue*W 14–012,000[5]
October 13SMU
W 9–0
October 20at Creighton*Omaha, NEW 47–13
October 27Texas
W 20–918,000[6]
November 3Texas A&I*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 27–0
November 10at ArkansasW 7–0
November 17at Texas A&MW 25–6
November 24TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 2–7
December 1at BaylorW 32–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1934 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 189.
  3. "Rice upsets precedent to defeat Loyola Wolves 12 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 23, 1934. Retrieved April 14, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Rice Owls battle powerful Louisiana eleven to 9–9 tie". Sunday American-Statesman. September 30, 1934. Retrieved September 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Two Brilliant Halfbacks Lead Rice To 14-0 Win". The Richmond (IN) Item. October 7, 1934. p. 8 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rice defeats Texas, 20 to 9, with last minute scoring". Sunday American-Statesman. October 28, 1934. Retrieved April 26, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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