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-
1955 Season Highlights
Jess C. Neely enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1955 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Alabama
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
Louisiana State
20
20
T
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Clemson
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Southern Methodist
0
20
L
Sat., Oct. 22 @
Texas
14
32
L
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Kentucky
16
20
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Arkansas
0
10
L
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Texas A&M
12
20
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Texas Christian
0
35
L
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Baylor
7
15
L
1955 Season Totals
Record 2-7
-1
Points Scored 110
Scoring Average 11.0
Points Allowed 179
Defense Average 17.9
Opponents Record 51-45
Conference Record 0-6
Home Record 2-3
-1
Away Record 0-4
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1955 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1955 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.