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| No. 8 TCU $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 SMU | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 0 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1929 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 208 to 34.[1][2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | at Loyola (LA)* | L 0–33 | [3] | ||||
| October 5 | Sam Houston State* | W 7–2 | [4] | ||||
| October 12 | Southwestern (TX)* |
| W 14–6 | [5] | |||
| October 26 | at Texas | L 0–39 | [6] | ||||
| November 2 | St. Edward's* |
| L 7–20 | [7] | |||
| November 9 | at TCU | L 0–24 | [8] | ||||
| November 16 | Texas A&M |
| L 6–26 | [9] | |||
| November 23 | at SMU | L 0–34 | [10] | ||||
| November 30 | Baylor |
| L 0–19 | 4,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "1929 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
- ^ "Loyola runs over Rice Owls, 33 to 0". Fort Worth Record-Telegram. September 28, 1929. Retrieved April 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice beats Houston Teachers 7 to 2". The Austin American. October 6, 1929. Retrieved February 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls break jinx to crush Pirates". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 13, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns run through Rice Owls with ease to capture second conference victory". The Abilene Morning Reporter-News. October 27, 1929. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Saints use Meagher style to trim Rice". The Galveston Daily News. November 3, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T.C.U. Horned Frogs smother Rice Owls easily, 24 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 10, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice easy prey for Aggies". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Mustangs tumble Rice Institute by large score". Oakland Tribune. November 24, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor shuts out Rice by 19-to-0 toll". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 1, 1929. Retrieved March 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.