1941 Rice
6–3–1 (3–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Centenary (LA) 54–0Nov 1
By 54 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | vs Sam Houston | W 42–0 | 90% |
| Oct 11 | vs Tulane | W 10–9 | 49% |
| Oct 18 | at LSU | L 0–27 | 51% |
| Oct 25 | at 2Texas | L 0–40 | 22% |
| Nov 1 | vsCentenary (LA) | W 54–0 | 84% |
| Nov 8 | vs Arkansas | W 21–12 | 66% |
| Nov 15 | vs 4Texas A&M | L 6–19 | 29% |
| Nov 22 | at 19TCU | T 0–0 | 32% |
| Nov 29 | vs Baylor | W 28–14 | 61% |
| Dec 6 | at SMU | W 6–0 | 34% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 6–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 12
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 1941.
- Record
- 6–3–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 4th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 12
- Points
- 167–121
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1567 +28 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.8 No. 38 of 119 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Art GoforthOGAP-1
Second team
- Bob BrumleyBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1941 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1941 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 5–1 | 9–2 | 9 |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 8–1–1 | 4 |
| TCU | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Rice | 3–2–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| Baylor | 1–4–1 | 3–6–1 | |
| Arkansas | 0–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.