1936 Rice Owls football team
Appearance
1936 Rice Owls football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–7 (1–5 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Rice Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1936 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1936 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 5–7 record (1–5 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 127 to 108.[1][2]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 19 | at Texas A&I* | Kingsville, TX | W 33–0 | ||||
September 26 | at LSU* | L 7–20 | 25,000 | [3] | |||
October 2 | at Duquesne* | L 0–14 | |||||
October 10 | Texas A&M | L 0–3 | |||||
October 17 | at Georgia* | W 13–6 | [4] | ||||
October 24 | Texas |
| W 7–0 | 17,000 | [5] | ||
October 31 | George Washington* |
| W 12–6 | [6] | |||
November 7 | at Arkansas |
| L 14–20 | ||||
November 14 | Sam Houston State* |
| W 34–7 | [7] | |||
November 21 | TCU |
| L 0–13 | ||||
November 28 | Baylor |
| L 7–10 | ||||
December 5 | SMU |
| L 0–9 | ||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "1936 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.
- ^ "L.S.U. defeats Rice, 20–7, to gain revenge". The Des Moines Register. September 27, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls beat Georgia, 13–6, in close game". Monroe Morning World. October 18, 1936. Retrieved September 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice conquers Texas U. in last quarter, 7 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 25, 1936. Retrieved April 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls jar Colonials, 12–6". Austin American-Statesman. November 1, 1936. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls take 34–7 game from Sam Houston eleven". The Kilgore News Herald. November 15, 1936. Retrieved February 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.