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-
1953 Season Highlights
Jess C. Neely enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Rice.
The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship.
1953 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Florida
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @ Cornell
28
7
W
Sat., Oct. 10 vs. Hardin-Simmons
40
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Southern Methodist
7
12
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Texas
18
13
W
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Kentucky
13
19
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Arkansas
47
0
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Texas A&M
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Texas Christian
19
6
W
Sat., Nov. 28 vs.
Baylor
41
19
W
Fri., Jan. 1
Alabama
28
6
W
@ Dallas, TX
Cotton Bowl
1953 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 295
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 105
Defense Average 9.5
Opponents Record 45-40
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 8-2-0
AP
6 8-2-0
Coaches
9 8-2-0
INS
6 8-2-0
UP
1953 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1953 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.