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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1961 Season Highlights |
Jess C. Neely enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1961 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 23 | vs.
Louisiana State
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16 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | @
Georgia Tech
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0 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Florida
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19 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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10 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Texas
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7 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Texas Tech
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42 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 11 | vs.
Arkansas
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0 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Texas A&M
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21 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 25 | @
Texas Christian
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35 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 2 | vs.
Baylor
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26 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Dec. 16 |
Kansas
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7 |
33 |
L |
@ Houston, TX |
Bluebonnet Bowl |
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1961 Season Totals |
Record | 7-4
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Points Scored | 183 |
Scoring Average | 16.6 |
Points Allowed | 158 |
Defense Average | 14.4 |
Opponents Record | 65-45
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Conference Record | 5-2 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 2-2
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1961 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
17 | 7-3-0 |
AP |
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1961 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1961 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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