SMU at Rice

Saturday, October 13, 1934

Rice beat SMU 9–⁠0. It was their 14th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 7–⁠7.

AwaySMU8–⁠2–⁠2 in 1934
0
HomeRice9–⁠1–⁠1 in 1934
9

FinalHigh 88°F, low 70°FAttendance 14,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Foot Ball Results Local Teams.

    Evening star, October 14, 1934, page 32 (results column)

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    Foot Ball Results Local Teams. Local Teams. Navy, 16; Maryland, 13. Georgetown, @; Manhattan, o. Holy Cross, IT; Catholic Univer- Sity, s. American University, 25: Bridge water, 16. Washington College, 81; Gallaudet. o. Howard University, rs; st. Paul Normal, 6. Shenandoah Valley Military Academy, Is: st. Adams, 0. Calvert Hall, 20; st. Johns, 0. Episcopal High. l3; Augusta Military Academy, 13 (tie). Maury High, 19; Central, o. Newport News High, 6; Western, 0. East. Pittsburgh, 20; Southern Caliiormia, 6. Princeton, IS: Williams, 6. Army, 48; Drake, o. West Virginia, II; Washington and Lee, O. Yale. IA: Pennsylvania, 6. Drexel, So: Upsala, 6. Western Maryland, 80; Albright, .. Amherstg -; Union, o, sst Waynesburg, IS; Bethany, 0. Colgate. So: ST. Bonaventure, 0. Colby, 13; Lowell Textile, O.. Columbia. 20; Virginia Military, 6. Massachusetts, State, Z; Connecticut State, 6. Syracuse, 20: Cornell. 7. Dartmouth, %; Maine, o. Dickinson, s; Swarthmore, 0. Hamilton, I; Hobart, 6. Susquehanna, IL; HaVerford, Z. Harvard, 13; Brown, o. Lehigh, 7; Johns Hopkins, 6. Delaware, IA; Juniata, 0. Franklin and Marshall. IA; La fayette. o. Middlebury, 80; Coast Guard, 2. Moravian, 46: Baltimore, 0. Muhlenberg, 25; Lebanon Valley, Z Niagara, z; Clarkson, o. West Virginia Wesleyan, 81; New York u, 3. Norwich, s; American 1nternational, 0. Penn State, 80; Gettysburg, 6. Providence, 10; City College of New York, 6. Northeastern, 6; Rhode Island, o. Rochester, 19; Kenyon, 0. Rutgers, 10; Springfield, z. St. Joseph’s, 6; Ursinus, 4. st. Lawrence, “a; Rensselaer,, o. Grove City, 1S; Slippery Rock, 0. Indiana, 6; Temple, 6 (tie). Ithaca, z; Vermont, 0. La Sale, Is; Villanova, 6. Wesleyan, 13; Bowdoin, o. Penn Military, 20; Westchester Teachers, o. Trinity, “a; Worcester Tech, o. Western Reserve, 80; Buffalo, 0. Thiel, 38; Holbrook, O.. st. Vincent, 81: Clarion, 6. Cortland Teachers. 20; Arnold, 0. Trenton Teachers, 80; New York Aggies, 0. West Liberty, IS: Potomac State, 6. Middlebury, 80; Coast Guard, 2. ShippenSburg, Z; East StroudSburg, 6. New Hampshire, Z; Bates, 6. Emory and Henry, 13; Richmond, 0. Westminster, 20; Edinboro, 9. Ohio Wesleyan, 43; Marshall, 7. st. Vincent, 54; Clarion Teachers, 6. Navy Plebes, Is; Georgia Military, g. Shippensburg, Z; East Stroudsburg, 6. Cortland, 20: Arnold, o. Hartwick. 18; Mansfield State Teachers. 0. Nassau Collegiate Institute, 0; Ma tional Farm School, 0. (Tie). Allegany, Z; Alfred, z Gie). - South. Texas Christian, IA; Tulsa, II. Rice 9; Southern Methodist. 0. Alabama, Al; Mississippi State. 0. North Carolina, IA; Georgia, 0. Kentucky, 2; Clemson, o. Virginia, 27; st. Johns, 6. Tulane, %; Florida, II. Duke, 20; Georgia Tech, 0. Tennessee, 81; Mississippi, o. Virginia Poly, 6; William and Mary, O. Emory and Henry, 10; Richmond, g. Texas, 19; Oklahoma, 0. Centenary, 13; Texas A. & NJ, o. Sewanee, 21; Tennessee Wesleyan, O. Mississippi College, 20; Southwest ern of Memphis. Z. Alabama A. & NJ, IL; Morristown College, o. West Tennessee Teachers, 18; Ar kansas State, 0. Mississippi College, 20: South western, Z. Oglethrope, 18; Chattanooga, o. Wofford, 80; South Georgia Teach ers, 0. Birmingham Southern, IA; Mer- Ger, o. North Carolina State. 6: South Carolina. o. Arkansas, 6; Baylor, o. Appalachian, 6; Western North Carolina Teachers, 6. Morehead, 13;7 Rio Grande, 8. U. Of Tennessee Junior College, IS; Freed -Hardman, 0. Fort Valley Normal, 13; Alabama State College, o. Texas College, 10; Arkansas State, z. Louisville Municipal, 0; Fisk Uni versity. O. CTie). Louisiana State, 20; Auburn. 6. 4

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rice 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

SMU leads 49–⁠41–⁠1 in 91 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023SMU 36, Rice 31
2012Rice 36, SMU 14
2011SMU 27, Rice 24
2010SMU 42, Rice 31
2009SMU 31, Rice 28
2008Rice 56, SMU 27

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