1941 Rice Owls football team

1941 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–3–1 (3–2–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Field
1941 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Texas A&M $ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 4 Texas 4 1 18 1 1
TCU 4 1 17 3 1
Rice 3 2 16 3 1
SMU 2 4 05 5 0
Baylor 1 4 13 6 1
Arkansas 0 6 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice Institute as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (3–2–1 against SWC opponents) and was outscored by a total of 167 to 121. The team played its home games at Rice Field in Houston.

Guard Art Goforth was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southwest Conference football team.