Rice Football Team History 
Rice Owls  
 
	
		
		
		 
		Rice University  
 
  Houston, TX   
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Jess C. Neely Conference: Southwest- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1952 Season Highlights  
 Jess C. Neely enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Rice.  
    
		
		
1952 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Sep. 27   vs.
Texas Tech 
  
    
   	 34  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 4   vs.
Louisiana State 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 27  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 11   @
UCLA 
  
    
   	 0  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 18   vs.
Southern Methodist 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 21  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 25   vs.
Texas 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 1   vs.
Wisconsin 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 21  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 8   @
Arkansas 
  
    
   	 35  
   	 33  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 15   @
Texas A&M 
  
    
   	 16  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 22   vs.
Texas Christian 
  
    
   	 12  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 29   @
Baylor 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 14  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1952 Season Totals  
  Record 5-5
  
  Points Scored 152  
  Scoring Average 15.2  
  Points Allowed 175  
  Defense Average 17.5  
  Opponents Record 46-47
  
  Conference Record 4-2  
  Home Record 2-4
  
  Away Record 3-1
     
  
 
		
1952 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1952 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1952 All Southwest Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.