1937 Rice Owls football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1937

| team = Rice Owls

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southwest Conference

| short_conf = SWC

| APRank = 18

| record = 6–3–2

| conf_record = 4–1–1

| head_coach = Jimmy Kitts

| hc_year = 4th

| captain =

| stadium = Rice Field

| champion = SWC champion

| bowl = Cotton Bowl Classic

| bowl_result = W 28–14 vs. Colorado

}}

The 1937 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1937 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jimmy Kitts, the team compiled a 6–3–2 record (4–1–1 against SWC opponents), won the conference championship, was ranked No. 18 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 201 to 101.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rice/1937-schedule.html|title=1937 Rice Owls Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=March 25, 2019}}{{cite web|title=Rice Owls 2017 Football Fact Book|publisher=Rice University|year=2017|page=189|url=https://www.huddle.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/17rice_guide.pdf}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1937

| poll = AP

| rank = y

| attend = y

| source = y

|October 2|at|Oklahoma||Oklahoma Memorial Stadium|Norman, OK|L 0–6|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-ada-evening-news-sooners-play-smart/168099311/|work=The Ada Evening News|title=Sooners play smart game, upset Rice Owls, win 6–0|date=October 3, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 9||LSU||Rice Field|Houston, TX|L 0–13||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-rice-owls-overpowere/132646043/|work=Waco Sunday Tribune-Herald|title=Rice Owls overpowered 13–0 by mighty LSU Tiger eleven|date=October 10, 1937|accessdate=September 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 16||Tulsa||Rice Field|Houston, TX|T 0–0|8,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-tulsa-battles/168099399/|work=Austin American-Statesman|title=Tulsa battles Rice to scoreless tie|date=October 17, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 23|at|Texas||War Memorial Stadium|Austin, TX (rivalry)|W 14–7|27,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123655908/rice-owls-whip-texas-for-first-win-14-t/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Rice Owls whip Texas for first win, 14 to 7|date=October 24, 1937|accessdate=April 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 30||No. 12 Auburn||Rice Field|Houston, TX|W 13–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-rice-takes-unbeaten/132647712/|work=Waco Tribune-Herald|title=Rice takes unbeaten Auburn eleven by 13-to-7 score|date=October 31, 1937|accessdate=September 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 6||No. 16 Arkansas||Rice Field|Houston, TX|W 26–20||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/wichita-falls-times-last-second-tally-gi/168099482/|work=Wichita Daily Times|title=Last second tally gives Rice Owls thriller over Razorbacks|date=November 7, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 13||Texas A&M|15|Rice Field|Houston, TX|T 6–6|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109104941/|title=Late Rice rally gains 6–6 tie with Aggies|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|date=14 November 1937|page=53|accessdate=March 15, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 20|at|TCU|15|Amon G. Carter Stadium|Ft. Worth, TX|L 2–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/lubbock-avalanche-journal-christians-ups/168099566/|work=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal|title=Christians upset Rice, 7–2|date=November 21, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 27||Baylor||Rice Field|Houston, TX|W 13–7|20,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/valley-morning-star-owls-move-closer-to/168099651/|work=Valley Morning Star|title=Owls move closer to title by walloping Bears 13–7|date=November 28, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|December 4|at|SMU|18|Ownby Stadium|University Park, TX (rivalry)|W 15–7||{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-rice-downs-ponie/168099757/|work=The Kilgore Daily News|title=Rice downs Ponies, 15–7, for Southwest loop championship|date=December 5, 1937|accessdate=March 16, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

|January 1, 1938|vs|No. 17 Colorado|18|Cotton Bowl|Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl)|W 28–14|37,000–38,000|{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c1IbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6ksEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4594%2C311944 |work=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=Wells |first=Jay |title='Whiz' White stands out, but Rice triumphs 28-14 |date=January 2, 1938 |page=1, sports }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uidWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6702%2C487534 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Colorado gets away in lead, but Rice Institute blasts way to victory |date=January 2, 1938 |page=2B}}

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