1934 Rice
9–1–1 (5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Creighton 47–13Oct 20
By 34 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22 | vsLoyola (LA) | W 12–0 | 81% |
| Sep 29 | vs LSU | T 9–9 | 36% |
| Oct 6 | at Purdue | W 14–0 | 21% |
| Oct 13 | vs SMU | W 9–0 | 58% |
| Oct 20 | atCreighton | W 47–13 | 65% |
| Oct 27 | vs Texas | W 20–9 | 56% |
| Nov 3 | vsTexas A&M–Kingsville | W 27–0 | 92% |
| Nov 10 | at Arkansas | W 7–0 | 44% |
| Nov 17 | at Texas A&M | W 25–6 | 61% |
| Nov 24 | vs TCU | L 2–7 | 60% |
| Dec 1 | at Baylor | W 32–0 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Baylor 32–0; Southwest Conference champions.
In program history: The 9th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
Southwest Conference champions5–1 in the conference
- Record
- 9–1–1
- Conference
- 5–1 first in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 204–44
- Coach
- Jimmy Kitts
- Elo
- 1615 +179 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 17.7 No. 8 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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All-Southwest Conference
4 first teamFirst team
John McCauleyB- Bill WallaceB
- John SylvesterEAP-1
- Ralph MillerOTAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1934 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1934 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | 5–1 | 9–1–1 | |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| SMU | 3–2–1 | 8–2–2 | |
| TCU | 3–3 | 8–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–3–1 | 4–4–2 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–4–1 | 2–7–2 | |
| Baylor | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.