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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  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Clemson  14   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Louisiana State  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Navy  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern Methodist  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas  6   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Pittsburgh  21   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Arkansas  6   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas A&M  28   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Texas Christian  6   22   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Baylor  13   34   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored149
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed144
  Defense Average14.4
  Opponents Record53-43
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record1-3
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 6-5206183Lost  7-205-111368  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 8-2-1245131Lost  14-174-1-110380  George H. Sauer
Texas 7-3182129 3-310796  Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice 5-5149144 3-38790  Jess C. Neely
Arkansas 5-5178162 2-470114  Otis Douglas
Texas A&M 5-3-2213179 1-3-2105137  Raymond George
Southern Methodist 3-6-1164144 1-4-19696  Harvey N. Rusty Russell

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 


Some records may be incomplete.


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