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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| 1962 Season Highlights |
| Jess C. Neely enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1962 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | @
Louisiana State
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6 |
6 |
T |
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| | Sat., Oct. 6 | vs.
Penn State
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7 |
18 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Oregon
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12 |
31 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Southern Methodist
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7 |
15 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Texas
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14 |
14 |
T |
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| | Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Texas Tech
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14 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 10 | @
Arkansas
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14 |
28 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 17 | vs.
Texas A&M
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23 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 24 | vs.
Texas Christian
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7 |
30 |
L |
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| | Sat., Dec. 1 | @
Baylor
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15 |
28 |
L |
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| 1962 Season Totals |
| Record | 2-6
-2
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| Points Scored | 119 |
| Scoring Average | 11.9 |
| Points Allowed | 173 |
| Defense Average | 17.3 |
| Opponents Record | 58-43
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| Conference Record | 2-4 |
| Home Record | 2-3
-1
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| Away Record | 0-3
-1
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| 1962 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1962 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1962 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.
