1929 Rice Owls football team

The 1929 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute 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]

1929 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–7 (0–5 SWC)
Head coach	Jack Meagher (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Field
Seasons ← 1928 1930 →

1929 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	at Loyola (LA)*	Loyola Stadium New Orleans, LA	L 0–33		[3]
October 5	Sam Houston State*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 7–2		[4]
October 12	Southwestern (TX)*	Rice Field Houston, TX	W 14–6		[5]
October 26	at Texas	War Memorial Stadium Austin, TX	L 0–39		[6]
November 2	St. Edward's*	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 7–20		[7]
November 9	at TCU	Clark Field Fort Worth, TX	L 0–24		[8]
November 16	Texas A&M	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 6–26		[9]
November 23	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX	L 0–34		[10]
November 30	Baylor	Rice Field Houston, TX	L 0–19	4,000	[11]
*Non-conference game