Rice Football Team History
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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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1966 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1966 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
Louisiana State
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17 |
15 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Tennessee
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3 |
23 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | vs.
UCLA
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24 |
27 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Southern Methodist
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24 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs.
Texas
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6 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | vs.
Texas Tech
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19 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | @
Arkansas
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20 |
31 |
L |
@ Little Rock, AR |
| Sat., Nov. 12 | vs.
Texas A&M
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6 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Texas Christian
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21 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 26 | @
Baylor
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14 |
21 |
L |
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1966 Season Totals |
Record | 2-8
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Points Scored | 154 |
Scoring Average | 15.4 |
Points Allowed | 211 |
Defense Average | 21.1 |
Opponents Record | 60-41
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Conference Record | 1-6 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 0-4
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1966 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1966 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1966 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.