1951 Rice Owls football team

The 1951 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1951 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 12th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for third.

1951 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1951 record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coachJess Neely (12th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 11 TCU $ 5 1 0  6 5 0
No. 9 Baylor 4 1 1  8 2 1
Texas 3 3 0  7 3 0
Rice 3 3 0  5 5 0
Texas A&M 1 3 2  5 3 2
Arkansas 2 4 0  5 5 0
SMU 1 4 1  3 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 29Clemson*L 14–20
October 6at LSU*L 6–7
October 13Navy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–14
October 20at No. 15 SMUW 28–7
October 27at No. 10 TexasL 6–14
November 3Pittsburgh*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–13
November 10No. 20 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0
November 17Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–13
November 24at TCUNo. 18L 6–22
December 1No. 9 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1951 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.


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