Rice Football Team History
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Jess C. Neely Conference: Southwest-
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1951 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1951 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Clemson
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14 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Louisiana State
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6 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Navy
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21 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Southern Methodist
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28 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Texas
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6 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Pittsburgh
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21 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | vs.
Arkansas
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6 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Texas A&M
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28 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 24 | @
Texas Christian
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6 |
22 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 1 | vs.
Baylor
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13 |
34 |
L |
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1951 Season Totals |
Record | 5-5
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Points Scored | 149 |
Scoring Average | 14.9 |
Points Allowed | 144 |
Defense Average | 14.4 |
Opponents Record | 53-43
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Conference Record | 3-3 |
Home Record | 4-2
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Away Record | 1-3
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1951 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1951 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1951 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.