1931 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1931 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
SMU $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
TCU 4 –1 –18 –2 –1
Texas A&M 3 –2 –07 –3 –0
Rice 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas 2 –3 –06 –4 –0
Baylor 1 –5 –03 –6 –0
Arkansas 0 –4 –03 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 6–4 record (3–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 178 to 66.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19Texas A&I*
W 37–0[3]
September 26Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 32–0[4]
October 3at Oklahoma*
L 6–1910,000[5]
October 10at Texas
W 7–0[6]
October 17SMU
L 12–21[7]
October 24at Arizona*
W 32–04,000[8]
November 7at TCU
L 6–7[9]
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–7[10]
November 21Arkansas
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 26–12[11]
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "1931 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. ↑ "Rice trounces T. A. & I., 37–0". The Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rice romps to east victory". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Breaks beat Owls 19 to 6". The Brownsville Herald. October 4, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Rice defeats Texas, 7 to 0, in sensational upset". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Southern Methodist starts march toward title with 21 to 12 victory over Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rice breaks homecoming tradition to defeat Cats, 32–0". Arizona Daily Star. October 25, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Texas Christian beats Rice, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 8, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Texas Aggies turn Rice in 7 to 0 score". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. November 15, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Razorbacks lose to Rice, 26–12". Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Rice Owls have little trouble in beating Baylor". The Shreveport Times. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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