1958 Rice Owls football team

1958 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 1
No. 18 SMU 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Arkansas 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Baylor 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Rice Owls football team represented Rice Institute during the 1958 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 19th-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 tied for second.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20LSU*
L 6–2645,000[2]
September 27at Stanford*
W 30–729,000[3]
October 4No. 14 Purdue*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–2441,000[4]
October 11at Arkansas
W 24–022,000[5]
October 18at No. 16 SMU
W 13–739,000[6]
October 25No. 4 Texas
W 34–772,000[7]
November 8No. 3 Army*No. 13
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1469,000[8]
November 15Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–2857,000[9]
November 22No. 7 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2155,000[10]
November 29at Baylor
W 33–2118,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1958 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Swift Tigers outrun Rice in 26–6 win". Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Owls romp in 2d half". The Spokesman-Review. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Purdue tops Rice, 24 to 0". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Owls blank Arkansas Razorbacks, 24 to 0". The Odessa American. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice uses field goals to upset Ponies". The Orange Leader. October 19, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rice routs Texas, 34–7". The Odessa American. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Late pass by Army topples Rice, 14–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Surprising Aggies clout Rice Owls 28–21 in revenge bout". The Bryan Sunday Eagle. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Froggies slash Owls, start pickin' Cotton". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice triumphs". The Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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