Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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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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1959 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 20th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1959 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 19 | @
Louisiana State
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3 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | @
Duke
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7 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Florida
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13 |
13 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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13 |
13 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | @
Texas
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6 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Clemson
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0 |
19 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | vs.
Arkansas
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10 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs.
Texas A&M
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7 |
2 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 21 | @
Texas Christian
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6 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Baylor
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21 |
23 |
L |
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1959 Season Totals |
Record | 1-7
-2
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Points Scored | 86 |
Scoring Average | 8.6 |
Points Allowed | 197 |
Defense Average | 19.7 |
Opponents Record | 65-38
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Conference Record | 1-4 |
Home Record | 1-3
-2
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Away Record | 0-4
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1959 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1959 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1959 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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