The 1931 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 178 to 66.[1][2]
| 1931 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | Texas A&I* | W 37–0 | [3] | ||||
| September 26 | Sam Houston State* |
| W 32–0 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | at Oklahoma* | L 6–19 | 10,000 | [5] | |||
| October 10 | at Texas | W 7–0 | [6] | ||||
| October 17 | SMU |
| L 12–21 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | at Arizona* | W 32–0 | 4,000 | [8] | |||
| November 7 | at TCU | L 6–7 | [9] | ||||
| November 14 | Texas A&M |
| L 0–7 | [10] | |||
| November 21 | Arkansas |
| W 26–12 | [11] | |||
| November 28 | Baylor |
| W 20–0 | [12] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "1931 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. 187.
- ^ "Rice trounces T. A. & I., 37–0". The Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice romps to east victory". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Breaks beat Owls 19 to 6". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice defeats Texas, 7 to 0, in sensational upset". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Methodist starts march toward title with 21 to 12 victory over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice breaks homecoming tradition to defeat Cats, 32–0". Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Christian beats Rice, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Aggies turn Rice in 7 to 0 score". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Razorbacks lose to Rice, 26–12". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Owls have little trouble in beating Baylor". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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