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1930 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record8–4 (2–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice Field
Seasons
←  1929
1931 →
1930 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas $ 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
Baylor 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
TCU 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
SMU 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Arkansas 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rice 2 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Texas A&M 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1930 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jack Meagher, the team compiled an 8–4 record (2–4 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 135 to 91. [1] [2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20 Southwestern (TX)*
W 32–6 [3]
September 27 Sam Houston State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 13–12 [4]
October 4 St. Edward's*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 20–0 [5]
October 11 Arizona*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 21–0 [6]
October 18at Arkansas
L 6–7 [7]
October 25 Texas
W 6–0 [8]
November 1 Sewanee*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 12–0 [9]
November 8 TCU
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
L 0–20 [10]
November 15at Texas A&M
W 7–0 [11]
November 22 SMU
L 0–32 [12]
November 29at Baylor
L 4–7 [13]
December 6 Iowa State*
  • Rice Field
  • Houston, TX
W 14–7 [14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1930 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book" (PDF). Rice University. 2017. p. 187.
  3. ^ "Owls massacre Pirates by 32–6". Austin American-Statesman. September 21, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice barely beats Sam Houston by 13 to 12". The Brownsville Herald. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Owls beat St. Ed's 20 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 5, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hargis features Rice–Arizona game with 80-yard punt: Wildcats give gallant fight but lose 21–0". The Arizona Republican. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "'Cowboy' Kyle stars as Razorbacks win". The Commercial Appeal. October 19, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice Owls upset Longhorns, 6 to 0, in stunning surprise". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 26, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rice beats Sewanee, 12 to 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 2, 1930. Retrieved April 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Frogs hop on toward pennant, beating Rice 20–0". The Brownsville Herald. November 9, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice blanks Ags on Kyle Field, 7 to 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 16, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern Methodist smothers Rice 32 to 0". Messenger-Inquirer. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor ekes out 7–4 win over Rice". Valley Morning Star. November 30, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Iowa State handed sixteenth reverse". The Nebraska State Journal. December 7, 1930. Retrieved May 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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