1940 Rice Owls football team

The 1940 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–2 against SWC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 131 to 78.

1940 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1940 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 5 1 09 1 0
No. 16 SMU 5 1 08 1 1
Texas 4 2 08 2 0
Rice 4 2 07 3 0
TCU 2 4 03 7 0
Arkansas 1 5 04 6 0
Baylor 0 6 04 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Rice was ranked at No. 21 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

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