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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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1912 <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024

1951 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1951 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Clemson	14	20	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Louisiana State	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Navy	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Southern Methodist	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Texas	6	14	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Pittsburgh	21	13	W
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Arkansas	6	0	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Texas A&M	28	13	W
Sat., Nov. 24	@ Texas Christian	6	22	L
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Baylor	13	34	L

1951 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	149
Scoring Average	14.9
Points Allowed	144
Defense Average	14.4
Opponents Record	53-43
Conference Record	3-3
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-3

1951 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1951 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Christian	6-5	206	183	Lost 7-20	5-1	113	68	Leo R. Dutch Meyer
Baylor	8-2-1	245	131	Lost 14-17	4-1-1	103	80	George H. Sauer
Texas	7-3	182	129		3-3	107	96	Edwin B. Ed Price
Rice	5-5	149	144		3-3	87	90	Jess C. Neely
Arkansas	5-5	178	162		2-4	70	114	Otis Douglas
Texas A&M	5-3-2	213	179		1-3-2	105	137	Raymond George
Southern Methodist	3-6-1	164	144		1-4-1	96	96	Harvey N. Rusty Russell

1951 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1951 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.