1964 Rice Owls football team

1964 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Texas 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
3 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
TCU 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas A&M 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
SMU 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its 25th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 111.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

The team's statistical leaders included Walter McReynolds with 675 passing yards, Gene Fleming with 395 rushing yards and 30 points scored, and Billy Hale with 170 receiving yards.[2] Malcolm Walker was selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the first-team center on the 1964 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26LSU*
L 0–364,000[3]
October 3West Virginia*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–025,000[4]
October 10at Stanford*
L 7–3426,000[5]
October 17at SMU
W 7–624,000[6]
October 24 No. 6 Texas
L 3–673,000[7]
October 31Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 6–615,000[8]
November 7at No. 4 Arkansas
L 0–2133,000[9]
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–840,000[10]
November 21TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–024,000[11]
November 28at Baylor
L 20–2722,338[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "1964 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "1964 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "LSU edges Rice 3–0 with late field goal". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice coasts to 24–0 win". The Odessa American. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Indians shock favored Rice, 34–7". The San Francisco Examiner. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Rice edges SMU". Tulsa World. October 18, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Steers snap 12-year jinx". The Denton Record-Chronicle. October 25, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rice, Red Raiders fight to 6–6 draw". The Odessa American. November 1, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Porkers Whitewash Rice For 9th Win". The Odessa American. November 8, 1964. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "McReynolds, Rice scoot past Aggies". The Shreveport Times. November 15, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Rice romps over hapless Frogs, 31–0". Wichita Falls Times. November 22, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor stuns Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1964–65 NCAA Statistics (Rice)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 23, 2025.
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