1959 Rice Owls football team

The 1959 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Owls were led by 20th-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 sixth.

1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1959 record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 1 0  9 2 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 1 0  8 3 0
SMU 2 3 1  5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0  4 6 0
Rice 1 4 1  1 7 2
Texas A&M 0 6 0  3 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19at No. 1 LSU*L 3–26
October 3at Duke*L 7–24
October 10No. 17 Florida*T 13–13
October 17No. 15 SMU
T 13–13
October 24at No. 3 TexasL 6–28
October 31No. 12 Clemson*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–19
November 7No. 16 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–14
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–2
November 21at No. 10 TCUL 6–35
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–23
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1959 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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