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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  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
1958 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1958 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Louisiana State  6   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Stanford  30   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Purdue  0   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Arkansas  24   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Southern Methodist  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Texas  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Army  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Texas A&M  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Texas Christian  10   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Baylor  33   21   W       
 
1958 Season Totals
  Record5-5
  Points Scored178
  Scoring Average17.8
  Points Allowed155
  Defense Average15.5
  Opponents Record59-37
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record4-0
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1958 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Christian 8-2-121878Tied  0-05-111453  Othol Abe Martin
Southern Methodist 6-4203134 4-212578  William M. Bill Meek
Rice 5-5178155 4-213584  Jess C. Neely
Texas 7-3157152 3-396103  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 4-6147150 2-44786  Frank Broyles
Texas A&M 4-6124217 2-477153  James A. Jim Myers
Baylor 3-7159181 1-5104141  Sam B. Boyd

1958 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1958 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.