1938 Rice
4–6 (3–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Auburn 14–0Oct 29
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1 | vs Oklahoma | L 6–7 | 62% |
| Oct 8 | at LSU | L 0–3 | 35% |
| Oct 15 | at Tulane | L 17–26 | 45% |
| Oct 22 | vs Texas | W 13–6 | 76% |
| Oct 29 | vs Auburn | W 14–0 | 51% |
| Nov 5 | at Arkansas | W 3–0 | 43% |
| Nov 12 | at Texas A&M | L 0–27 | 47% |
| Nov 19 | vs 2TCU | L 7–29 | 33% |
| Nov 26 | vs Baylor | L 6–21 | 53% |
| Dec 3 | vs SMU | W 25–14 | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 25–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
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 1938.
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–3 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 91–133
- Coach
- Jimmy Kitts
- Elo
- 1535 −41 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.6 No. 62 of 122 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1939
The 1939 draft| Rd 6 | Jake Schuehle B | Philadelphia Eagles |
All-Southwest Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Olie CordillBAP-2- Matt LandryOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1938 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| SMU | 4–2 | 6–4 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Rice | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3–1 | 4–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 1–5 | 2–7–1 | |
| Texas | 1–5 | 1–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.