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1937 Rice

6–⁠3–⁠2 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Rice in 1937, game by game: lost at Oklahoma 0–6; lost vs. LSU 0–13; tied vs. Tulsa 0–0; won at Texas 14–7; won vs. No. 12 Auburn 13–7; won vs. No. 16 Arkansas 26–20; tied vs. Texas A&M 6–6; lost at TCU 2–7; won vs. Baylor 13–7; won at SMU 15–7; won vs. No. 16 Colorado 28–14+14−13Lost 0–6 at Oklahoma-6OklahomaLost 0–13 vs. LSU-13LSUTied 0–0 vs. Tulsa0TulsaWon 14–7 at Texas+7TexasWon 13–7 vs. No. 12 Auburn+6No. 12 AuburnWon 26–20 vs. No. 16 Arkansas+6No. 16 ArkansasTied 6–6 vs. Texas A&M0Texas A&MLost 2–7 at TCU-5TCUWon 13–7 vs. Baylor+6BaylorWon 15–7 at SMU+8SMUWon 28–14 vs. No. 16 Colorado+14No. 16 Colorado
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 2atOklahomaL 0–⁠644%
Oct 9vsLSUL 0–⁠1331%
Oct 16vsTulsaT 0–⁠051%
Oct 23atTexasW 14–⁠743%
Oct 30vs12AuburnW 13–⁠738%
Nov 6vs16ArkansasW 26–⁠2042%
Nov 13vsTexas A&MT 6–⁠655%
Nov 20atTCUL 2–⁠732%
Nov 27vsBaylorW 13–⁠746%
Dec 4atSMUW 15–⁠742%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs16ColoradoCotton BowlW 28–⁠1433%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Colorado 28–⁠14 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 18 in the final AP poll; Southwest Conference champions.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 15
  2. Wk 5: 15
  3. Final: 18

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.

Southwest Conference champions4–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference

Record
6–⁠3–⁠2
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 first in Southwest Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 15
Points
117–⁠94
Coach
Jimmy Kitts
Elo
1614 +114 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 16 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southwest Conference

1 second team

Second team

  • Ernest LainBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southwest Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Rice4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠218
TCU3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠216
Arkansas3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠214
Baylor3–⁠37–⁠3
Texas A&M2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
SMU2–⁠45–⁠6
Texas1–⁠52–⁠6–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.