1944 Rice Owls football team

1944 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (2–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1944 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
TCU $ 3 1 1 7 3 1
Texas 3 2 0 5 4 0
Arkansas 2 2 1 5 5 1
Texas A&M 2 3 0 7 4 0
SMU 2 3 0 5 5 0
Rice 2 3 0 5 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1944 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 5–6 record (2–3 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 163 to 143.