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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Jess C. Neely enters his 26th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Louisiana Tech	14	0	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Louisiana State	14	42	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Duke	21	41	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Southern Methodist	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Texas Tech	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Arkansas	0	31	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Texas A&M	13	14	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Texas Christian	14	42	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Baylor	13	17	L

1965 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	123
Scoring Average	12.3
Points Allowed	248
Defense Average	24.8
Opponents Record	60-41
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-3

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1965 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	8-3	278	222	Lost 21-31	5-2	166	161	J.T. King
Arkansas	10-1	331	118	Lost 7-14	7-0	221	58	Frank Broyles
Texas Christian	6-5	161	156	Lost 12-13	5-2	128	103	Othol Abe Martin
Texas	6-4	231	153		3-4	154	141	Darrell Royal
Baylor	5-5	156	171		3-4	118	140	John D. Bridgers
Southern Methodist	4-5-1	123	167		3-4	102	108	Hayden Fry
Texas A&M	3-7	80	170		1-6	56	143	Gene Stallings
Rice	2-8	123	248		1-6	74	165	Jess C. Neely

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 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.