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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1954 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 15th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1954 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 18 | vs.
Florida
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34 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | vs. Cornell
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41 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Wisconsin
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7 |
13 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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6 |
20 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | vs.
Texas
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13 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | vs.
Vanderbilt
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34 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | @
Arkansas
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15 |
28 |
L |
@ Little Rock, AR |
| Sat., Nov. 13 | @
Texas A&M
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29 |
19 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | vs.
Texas Christian
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6 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 27 | @
Baylor
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20 |
14 |
W |
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1954 Season Totals |
Record | 7-3
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Points Scored | 205 |
Scoring Average | 20.5 |
Points Allowed | 148 |
Defense Average | 14.8 |
Opponents Record | 44-44
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Conference Record | 4-2 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 2-2
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1954 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
19 | 7-3-0 |
AP |
19 | 7-3-0 |
Coaches |
19 | 7-3-0 |
UP |
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1954 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1954 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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