1942 Rice
7–2–1 (4–1–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 18 TCU 26–0Nov 21
TCU was ranked No. 18, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26 | vsCorpus Christi NAS | W 18–7 | 91% |
| Oct 3 | vs LSU | W 27–14 | 55% |
| Oct 10 | at Tulane | L 7–18 | 47% |
| Oct 24 | vs 15Texas | L 7–12 | 37% |
| Oct 31 | vs Texas Tech | W 19–7 | 56% |
| Nov 7 | at Arkansas | W 40–9 | 63% |
| Nov 14 | vs Texas A&M | T 0–0 | 58% |
| Nov 21 | vs 18TCU | W 26–0 | 56% |
| Nov 28 | at Baylor | W 20–0 | 50% |
| Dec 5 | vs SMU | W 13–7 | 77% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat SMU 13–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 5th-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 1942.
- Record
- 7–2–1
- Conference
- 4–1–1 2nd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 177–74
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1648 +103 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 16.4 No. 17 of 121 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
Dick DwelleBAP-1; UP-1
Weldon HumbleOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1942 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–1 | 9–2 | 11 |
| Rice | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| TCU | 4–2 | 7–3 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 2–3–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| SMU | 1–4–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| Arkansas | 0–6 | 3–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.