1939 Rice
1–9–1 (0–5–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jimmy Kitts. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centenary (LA) 13–0Oct 7
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 | vs Vanderbilt | L 12–13 | 56% |
| Oct 7 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 13–0 | 70% |
| Oct 14 | at LSU | L 0–7 | 36% |
| Oct 21 | vs Sam Houston | L 8–9 | 89% |
| Oct 28 | at Texas | L 12–26 | 47% |
| Nov 4 | at Fordham | L 7–13 | 25% |
| Nov 11 | vs Arkansas | T 12–12 | 61% |
| Nov 18 | vs 2Texas A&M | L 0–19 | 25% |
| Nov 25 | at TCU | L 0–21 | 26% |
| Dec 2 | vs Baylor | L 7–10 | 37% |
| Dec 9 | at SMU | L 6–13 | 22% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to SMU 13–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 67th-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 1939.
- Record
- 1–9–1
- Conference
- 0–5–1 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 77–143
- Coach
- Jimmy Kitts
- Elo
- 1418 −105 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.6 No. 55 of 124 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1940
The 1940 draft| Rd 1 | Olie Cordill RB | Cleveland Rams |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Second team
Ken WhitlowCUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1939 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1939 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 6–0 | 11–0 | 1 |
| Baylor | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| SMU | 4–2 | 6–3–1 | |
| Texas | 3–3 | 5–4 | |
| Arkansas | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| TCU | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| Rice | 0–5–1 | 1–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.