1943 Rice
3–7 (2–3 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas Tech 13–0Oct 30
By 13 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vsRandolph Field | L 0–6 | 93% |
| Oct 2 | at LSU | L 7–20 | 37% |
| Oct 9 | vs Tulane | L 0–33 | 71% |
| Oct 16 | at SMU | L 0–12 | 51% |
| Oct 23 | at 16Texas | L 0–58 | 21% |
| Oct 30 | vs Texas Tech | W 13–0 | 54% |
| Nov 6 | vs Arkansas | W 20–7 | 71% |
| Nov 13 | vs 14Texas A&M | L 0–20 | 32% |
| Nov 20 | at TCU | W 13–6 | 37% |
| Nov 27 | vsSouthwestern U | L 7–21 | 84% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Southwestern U 21–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 58th-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 1943.
- Record
- 3–7
- Conference
- 2–3 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 60–183
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1433 −165 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −10.7 No. 55 of 76 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1944
The 1944 draft| Rd 5 | Bill Blackburn C | Chicago Cardinals |
All-Southwest Conference
1 first teamFirst team
Charles MalmbergOTAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1943 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1943 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 5–0 | 7–1–1 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 4–1 | 7–2–1 | |
| Rice | 2–3 | 3–7 | |
| SMU | 2–3 | 2–7 | |
| TCU | 1–4 | 2–6 | |
| Arkansas | 1–4 | 2–7 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.