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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  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Texas Tech  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Louisiana State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ UCLA  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Southern Methodist  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Texas  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Wisconsin  7   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Arkansas  35   33   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Texas A&M  16   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Texas Christian  12   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Baylor  20   14   W       
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored152
  Scoring Average15.2
  Points Allowed175
  Defense Average17.5
  Opponents Record46-47
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record3-1
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas 9-2278164Won  16-06-017680  Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice 5-5152175 4-2104100  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 4-5-1136163 3-2-19796  Harvey N. Rusty Russell
Texas Christian 4-4-2141103 2-2-26767  Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor 4-4-2187181 1-3-2112122  George H. Sauer
Texas A&M 3-6-1137187 1-4-189109  Raymond George
Arkansas 2-8166282 1-596167  Otis Douglas

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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