1948 Rice
5–4–1 (3–2–1 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Sam Houston 46–0Sep 25
By 46 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | vs Sam Houston | W 46–0 | 93% |
| Oct 2 | vs LSU | L 13–26 | 64% |
| Oct 9 | at USC | L 0–7 | 39% |
| Oct 16 | vs 14SMU | L 7–33 | 47% |
| Oct 23 | vs Texas | L 7–20 | 38% |
| Oct 30 | at Texas Tech | W 14–7 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | at Arkansas | W 25–6 | 41% |
| Nov 13 | at Texas A&M | W 28–6 | 71% |
| Nov 20 | vs TCU | W 21–7 | 70% |
| Nov 27 | at Baylor | T 7–7 | 51% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Tied Baylor 7–7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 12th-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 1948.
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 3–2–1 tied for 3rd in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 168–119
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1602 +2 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 9.2 No. 36 of 117 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
Drafted in 1949
The 1949 draft| Rd 4 | Huey Keeney B | New York Bulldogs |
| Rd 3 | Huey Keeney B | Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
All-Southwest Conference
2 first teamFirst team
James WilliamsEAP-1; UP-1
Joe WatsonOGAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1948 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 5–0–1 | 9–1–1 | 10 |
| Texas | 4–1–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–2–1 | 6–3–2 | |
| Rice | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Arkansas | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| TCU | 1–4–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 0–5–1 | 0–9–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.