1962 Rice Owls football team

The 1962 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its 23rd season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 173 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, where just before the season John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.

1962 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1962 record2–6–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coachJess Neely (23rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1962 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Texas $ 6 0 1  9 1 1
No. 6 Arkansas 6 1 0  9 2 0
TCU 5 2 0  6 4 0
Texas A&M 3 4 0  3 7 0
Baylor 3 4 0  4 6 0
Rice 2 4 1  2 6 2
SMU 2 5 0  2 8 0
Texas Tech 0 7 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Randall Kerbow with 703 passing yards, Paul Piper with 387 rushing yards and 24 points scored, and Gene Raesz with 373 receiving yards.[2] Raesz was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as a first-team player on the 1962 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 29at No. 5 LSU*T 6–6
October 6 No. 4 Penn State*L 7–18
October 13Oregon*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 12–31
October 20at SMUL 7–15
October 27 No. 1 Texas
T 14–14
November 3Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–0
November 10at No. 6 Arkansas
L 14–28
November 17Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–3
November 24TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–30
December 1at BaylorL 15–28
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1962 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. "1962 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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