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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1963 <- 1964 -> 1965 --> 2024

1964 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 25th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1964 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Louisiana State	0	3	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. West Virginia	24	0	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Stanford	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Southern Methodist	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Texas	3	6	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Texas Tech	6	6	T
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Arkansas	0	21	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Texas A&M	19	8	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Texas Christian	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Baylor	20	27	L

1964 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	117
Scoring Average	11.7
Points Allowed	111
Defense Average	11.1
Opponents Record	58-45
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	3-2 -1
Away Record	1-3

1964 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1964 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-4-1	166	120	Lost 0-7	3-3-1	69	96	J.T. King
Arkansas	11-0	231	64	Won 10-7	7-0	159	25	Frank Broyles
Texas	10-1	220	81	Won 21-17	6-1	123	51	Darrell Royal
Baylor	5-5	162	176		4-3	125	113	John D. Bridgers
Rice	4-5-1	117	111		3-3-1	86	74	Jess C. Neely
Texas Christian	4-6	94	169		3-4	77	142	Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M	1-9	88	162		1-6	75	112	Henry Hank Foldberg
Southern Methodist	1-9	55	177		0-7	25	126	Hayden Fry

1964 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1964 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.