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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  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Florida  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Cornell  41   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Wisconsin  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Southern Methodist  6   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Texas  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Vanderbilt  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Arkansas  15   28   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Texas A&M  29   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Texas Christian  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  @ Baylor  20   14   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record7-3
  Points Scored205
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed148
  Defense Average14.8
  Opponents Record44-44
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record2-2
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 7-3-0 AP
19 7-3-0 Coaches
19 7-3-0 UP
  
1954 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arkansas 8-3195104Lost  6-145-111783  Bowden Wyatt
Baylor 7-4250174Lost  13-334-211283  George H. Sauer
Rice 7-3205148 4-28988  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 6-3-1184135 4-1-110275  Chalmer E. Woody Woodard
Texas 4-5-1158161 2-3-191106  Edwin B. Ed Price
Texas Christian 4-6164155 1-581114  Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M 1-997177 0-669112  Paul W. Bear Bryant

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.