1953 Rice Owls football team

The 1953 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 14th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, winning a share of the conference title with Texas with a 51 conference record. Rice finished the regular season with an 8–2 record overall and were ranked 6th in the final polls, which were conducted before bowl season. Rice was invited to the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Years' Day, where they defeated SEC champion Alabama.

1953 Rice Owls football
Southwest Conference co-champion
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
1953 record9–2 (5–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1953 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Rice + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 11 Texas + 5 1 0  7 3 0
Baylor 4 2 0  7 3 0
SMU 3 3 0  5 5 0
Arkansas 2 4 0  3 7 0
Texas A&M 1 5 0  4 5 1
TCU 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 19No. 15 Florida*No. 12W 20–16
October 3at Cornell*No. 14W 28–7
October 10Hardin–Simmons*No. 11
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 40–0
October 17at SMUNo. 11L 7–12
October 24at TexasW 18–13
October 31No. 19 Kentucky*No. 12
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–19
November 7Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 47–0
November 14Texas A&MNo. 16
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–7
November 21at TCUNo. 10W 19–6
November 28No. 17 BaylorNo. 8
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 41–19
January 1vs. No. 13 Alabama*No. 6
W 28–6
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1953 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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