1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 1 09 2 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 1 09 2 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 1 08 3 0
SMU 2 3 15 4 1
Baylor 2 4 04 6 0
Rice 1 4 11 7 2
Texas A&M 0 6 03 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

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 19at No. 1 LSU*NBCL 3–2648,613[2]
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[3]
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 21–2330,000
  • *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.
  2. "Surprising Owls had LSU worried". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 20, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Stampeding Texas Longhorns run over Rice Owls, 28–6". The Longview Sunday News-Journal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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