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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 <-- 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
Record	6-4
Points Scored	145
Scoring Average	14.5
Points Allowed	114
Defense Average	11.4
Opponents Record	56-46
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	2-2

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	5-5	147	178		2-5	73	155	J.T. King
Texas	11-0	243	71	Won 28-6	7-0	132	51	Darrell Royal
Baylor	8-3	205	120	Won 14-7	6-1	142	72	John D. Bridgers
Rice	6-4	145	114		4-3	94	61	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	179	96		3-4	96	82	Frank Broyles
Southern Methodist	4-7	141	175	Lost 14-21	2-5	69	99	Hayden Fry
Texas Christian	4-5-1	131	166		2-4-1	94	132	Othol Abe Martin
Texas A&M	2-7-1	90	153		1-5-1	61	109	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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.