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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  <-- 1956 <- 1957 -> 1958 --> 2024
1957 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 18th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship.
 
1957 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Louisiana State  20   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Stanford  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Duke  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Southern Methodist  27   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas  14   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Clemson  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Arkansas  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Texas A&M  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas Christian  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Baylor  20   0   W       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Navy  7   20   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1957 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed121
  Defense Average11.0
  Opponents Record65-42
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-1
1957 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 7-3-0 AP
7 7-3-0 Coaches
8 7-3-0 INS
7 7-3-0 UP
  
1957 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Rice 7-4175121Lost  7-205-110153  Jess C. Neely
Texas A&M 8-315850Lost  0-34-26028  Paul W. Bear Bryant
Texas 6-4-1159149Lost  7-394-1-17849  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 4-5-1127175 3-387108  William M. Bill Meek
Arkansas 6-4187134 2-47588  Jack Mitchell
Texas Christian 5-4-1134101 2-44967  Othol Abe Martin
Baylor 3-6-180125 0-5-13794  Sam B. Boyd

1957 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1957 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.