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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  <-- 1961 <- 1962 -> 1963 --> 2024
1962 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1962 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Louisiana State  6   6   T       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Penn State  7   18   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Oregon  12   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Southern Methodist  7   15   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas  14   14   T       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas Tech  14   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Arkansas  14   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Texas A&M  23   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Texas Christian  7   30   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Baylor  15   28   L       
 
1962 Season Totals
  Record2-6 -2
  Points Scored119
  Scoring Average11.9
  Points Allowed173
  Defense Average17.3
  Opponents Record58-43
  Conference Record2-4
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record0-3 -1
1962 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1962 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 1-983250 0-722166  J.T. King
Arkansas 9-2299115Lost  13-176-116170  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-118472Lost  0-136-0-111532  Darrell Royal
Texas Christian 6-4167154 5-2141125  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 4-6159169 3-4135123  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-761155 3-45286  Henry Hank Foldberg
Rice 2-6-2119173 2-4-194118  Jess C. Neely
Southern Methodist 2-888130 2-56565  Hayden Fry

1962 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1962 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.