1955 Rice Owls football team

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1955 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  1954
1956  →
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 –1 –17 –2 –1
Texas 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Baylor 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
SMU 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Rice 0 –6 –02 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1955 college football season. [1] The Owls were led by 16th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing in last. Despite starting the year with high expectations, ranked 11th in the preseason AP Poll, the Owls had a disastrous season, finishing winless in conference and 2–7–1 overall. It was Rice's first losing season since 1945.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Alabama *No. 13
W 20–050,000 [2]
October 1 LSU *No. 11
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 20–2051,000 [3]
October 8No. 16 Clemson *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–737,500 [4]
October 15at SMU No. 15
L 0–2046,000
October 22at Texas
L 14–3246,000 [5]
October 29at Kentucky *
L 16–2033,000 [6]
November 5 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–10
November 12No. 9 Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 12–20
November 19at No. 7 TCU
L 0–35
November 26 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1533,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "1955 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rice hammers Alabama, 20–0". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "LSU and Rice battle to tie". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Rice knocks Clemson from unbeaten ranks". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Texas stuns Rice, 32–14". Tulsa Daily World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Wildcats chill Rice threat to win, 20–16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 30, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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