1959 Rice Owls football team

1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
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
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 Institute during the 1959 college 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[3]
October 10No. 17 Florida*
T 13–1333,449[4]
October 17No. T–15 SMU
T 13–1365,000[5]
October 24at No. 3 Texas
L 6–2857,000[6]
October 31No. 12 Clemson*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–1927,000[7]
November 7No. 16 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–1439,000[8]
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–235,000[9]
November 21at No. 10 TCU
L 6–3525,000[10]
November 28Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–2330,000[11]
  • *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. ^ "Arrington paces Duke over Rice team, 24–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 4, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice Owls tie Florida in final minutes, 13–13". The Tampa Tribune. October 11, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Owls tie Mustangs". The Longview News-Journal. October 18, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stampeding Texas Longhorns run over Rice Owls, 28–6". The Longview Sunday News-Journal. October 25, 1959. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers post 19–0 victory over Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Hogs dash back to clip Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 8, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rice scores late to nudge Aggies". The Paris News. November 15, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU smothers Owls, 35–6". The Austin American-Statesman. November 22, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Baylor edges Rice". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. November 29, 1959. Retrieved March 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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