1935 Rice Owls football team

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1935 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
SMU $ 6 0 0 12 1 0
TCU 5 1 0 12 1 0
Baylor 3 3 0 8 3 0
Rice 3 3 0 8 3 0
Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
Texas 1 5 0 4 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1935 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled an 8–3 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at St. Mary's (TX)*San Antonio, TXW 38–0
September 28at LSU*W 10–7
October 5Duquesne*W 27–7
October 12Creighton*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–0
October 19at SMUL 0–1026,000[3]
October 26at TexasW 28–19
November 2at George Washington*W 41–615,000[4]
November 9Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–7
November 16Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 17–10
November 23at TCUL 6–27
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–8
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1935 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. ^ Jinx Tucker (October 20, 1935). "Great Mustang Grid Machine Smothers Rice Under 10-0 Score". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "15,000 fans watch Texans win with ease". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1935. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.