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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1962 <- 1963 -> 1964 --> 2024
1963 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1963 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Louisiana State  21   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Penn State  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Stanford  23   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Southern Methodist  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas  6   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Texas Tech  17   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Arkansas  7   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas A&M  6   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Baylor  12   21   L       
 Sat., Dec. 7  @ Texas Christian  33   7   W       
 
1963 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored145
  Scoring Average14.5
  Points Allowed114
  Defense Average11.4
  Opponents Record56-46
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record2-2
1963 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1963 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-5147178 2-573155  J.T. King
Texas 11-024371Won  28-67-013251  Darrell Royal
Baylor 8-3205120Won  14-76-114272  John D. Bridgers
Rice 6-4145114 4-39461  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-517996 3-49682  Frank Broyles
Southern Methodist 4-7141175Lost  14-212-56999  Hayden Fry
Texas Christian 4-5-1131166 2-4-194132  Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M 2-7-190153 1-5-161109  Henry Hank Foldberg

1963 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1963 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.