1959 Rice Owls football team

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1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1959 record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   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

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.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at No. 1 LSU*L 3–2648,613
October 3at Duke*L 7–2421,000
October 10No. 17 Florida*T 13–1333,449
October 17No. T–15 SMU
T 13–1365,000
October 24at No. 3 TexasL 6–2857,000
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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