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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| 1963 Season Highlights |
| Jess C. Neely enters his 24th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1963 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
Louisiana State
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21 |
12 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Penn State
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7 |
28 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Stanford
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23 |
13 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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13 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | @
Texas
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6 |
10 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
Texas Tech
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17 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | vs.
Arkansas
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7 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Texas A&M
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6 |
13 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Baylor
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12 |
21 |
L |
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| | Sat., Dec. 7 | @
Texas Christian
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33 |
7 |
W |
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| 1963 Season Totals |
| Record | 6-4
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| Points Scored | 145 |
| Scoring Average | 14.5 |
| Points Allowed | 114 |
| Defense Average | 11.4 |
| Opponents Record | 56-46
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| Conference Record | 4-3 |
| Home Record | 4-2
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| Away Record | 2-2
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| 1963 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
