1935 Rice
8–3 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat St. Mary’s (Texas) 38–0Sep 21
By 38 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | atSt. Mary’s (Texas) | W 38–0 | 87% |
| Sep 28 | at LSU | W 10–7 | 38% |
| Oct 5 | vs Duquesne | W 27–7 | 66% |
| Oct 12 | vsCreighton | W 14–0 | 81% |
| Oct 19 | at SMU | L 0–10 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | at Texas | W 28–19 | 46% |
| Nov 2 | atGeorge Washington | W 41–6 | 62% |
| Nov 9 | vs Arkansas | W 20–7 | 80% |
| Nov 16 | vs Texas A&M | W 17–10 | 87% |
| Nov 23 | at TCU | L 6–27 | 38% |
| Nov 30 | vs Baylor | L 0–8 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 8–0; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 8–3
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 201–101
- Coach
- Jimmy Kitts
- Elo
- 1618 +41 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- 15.4 No. 15 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1936
The 1936 draft| Rd 2 | John McCauley B | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Rd 4 | Bill Wallace B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
3 first teamFirst team
John McCauleyB- Bill WallaceB
- John SylvesterEAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 6–0 | 12–1 | |
| TCU | 5–1 | 12–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 8–3 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Texas | 1–5 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 1–5 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.