1958 Rice Owls football team

1958 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (19th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 18 SMU	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1958 college football season. ^[1] The Owls were led by 19th-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 tied for second.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	LSU *		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–26	45,000	[2]
September 27	at Stanford *		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 30–7	29,000	[3]
October 4	No. 14 Purdue *		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–24	41,000	[4]
October 11	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 24–0	22,000	[5]
October 18	at No. 16 SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7	39,000	[6]
October 25	No. 4 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 34–7	72,000	[7]
November 8	No. 3 Army *	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–14	69,000	[8]
November 15	Texas A&M	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 21–28	57,000	[9]
November 22	No. 7 TCU		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–21	55,000	[10]
November 29	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 33–21	18,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1958 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. "Swift Tigers outrun Rice in 26–6 win". Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Owls romp in 2d half". The Spokesman-Review. September 28, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Purdue tops Rice, 24 to 0". The Sunday Oregonian. October 5, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Rice Owls blank Arkansas Razorbacks, 24 to 0". The Odessa American. October 12, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Rice uses field goals to upset Ponies". The Orange Leader. October 19, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Rice routs Texas, 34–7". The Odessa American. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Late pass by Army topples Rice, 14–7". The Victoria Advocate. November 9, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Surprising Aggies clout Rice Owls 28–21 in revenge bout". The Bryan Sunday Eagle. November 16, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Froggies slash Owls, start pickin' Cotton". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 23, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Rice triumphs". The Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1958. Retrieved March 22, 2025– via Newspapers.com.