1929 Rice
2–7 (0–5 Southwest Conference), coached by Jack Meagher. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Southwestern U 14–6Oct 12
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28 | vsLoyola (LA) | L 0–38 | 70% |
| Oct 5 | vs Sam Houston | W 7–2 | 40% |
| Oct 12 | vsSouthwestern U | W 14–6 | 69% |
| Oct 26 | at Texas | L 0–39 | 10% |
| Nov 2 | vsSt. Edward’s | L 7–20 | 70% |
| Nov 9 | at TCU | L 0–24 | 10% |
| Nov 16 | vs Texas A&M | L 6–26 | 26% |
| Nov 23 | at SMU | L 0–34 | 8% |
| Nov 30 | vs Baylor | L 0–19 | 26% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 19–0; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 2–7
- Conference
- 0–5 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 34–208
- Coach
- Jack Meagher
- Elo
- 1240 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.4 No. 68 of 100 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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1929 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 4–0–1 | 9–0–1 | |
| SMU | 3–0–2 | 6–0–4 | |
| Baylor | 2–2–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Texas | 2–2–2 | 5–2–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3 | 5–4 | |
 Arkansas | 1–2 | 7–2 | |
 Rice | 0–5 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.