1955 Rice Owls football team

The 1955 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1955 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 16th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in last. Despite starting the year with high expectations, ranked 11th in the preseason AP Poll, the Owls had a disastrous season, finishing winless in conference and 2–7–1 overall. It was Rice's first losing season since 1945.

1955 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1955 record2–7–1 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 1 1  7 2 1
Texas 4 2 0  5 5 0
Arkansas 3 2 1  5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0  5 5 0
SMU 2 4 0  4 6 0
Rice 0 6 0  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 24Alabama*No. 13W 20–0
October 1LSU*No. 11
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 20–20
October 8No. 16 Clemson*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–7
October 15at SMUNo. 15L 0–20
October 22at TexasL 14–32
October 29at Kentucky*L 16–20
November 5Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–10
November 12No. 9 Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 12–20
November 19at No. 7 TCUL 0–35
November 26Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–15
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1955 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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