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SWC · 1939 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–9–1
0.136 Win %
Conference
7th
0–5 in SWC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC2–7–1L 12–13
7Week 7 · Oct 10Centenary (CENTENARY)H2HIND FBSI2–9–1W 13–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17LSUH2HSEC4–5L 0–7
9Week 9 · Oct 24SAM HOUSTON STATEUnranked—L 8–9
10Week 10 · Oct 31Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–4L 12–26
11Week 11 · Nov 7Fordham (FORDHAM)H2HIND FBSI6–2L 7–13
12Week 12 · Nov 14Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2HIND SWC4–5–1T 12–12
13Week 13 · Nov 21Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2HIND SWC11–0L 0–19
14Week 14 · Nov 28TCUH2HIND SWC3–7L 0–21
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HIND SWC7–3L 7–10
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12SMUH2HIND SWC6–3–1L 6–13

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
8.149
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-29
-31+2
  • Centenary +2
  • Arkansas 0
  • Texas A&M 0
  • Fordham -2
  • Baylor -3
  • SMU -3
  • Texas -4
  • LSU -5
  • Vanderbilt -7
  • TCU -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #122Better than 12%
Win % Place 123rdBetter than 11%

0.136 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#121W13#121W14#122Regular Season Final#122Post-Season W1#122Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-1
+13
-7
-1
-14
-6
0
-19
-21
-3
-7

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#91934#181935#791936#201937#791938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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