1958 Rice Owls football team

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1958 Rice Owls football
Conference Southwest Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  1957
1959  →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 –1 –08 –2 –1
No. 18 SMU 4 –2 –06 –4 –0
Rice 4 –2 –05 –5 –0
Texas 3 –3 –07 –3 –0
Arkansas 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Texas A&M 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Baylor 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1958 NCAA University Division 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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 LSU *
L 6–2645,000 [2]
September 27at Stanford *
W 30–7
October 4No. 14 Purdue *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–2441,000
October 11at Arkansas
W 24–0
October 18at No. 16 SMU
W 13–739,000
October 25No. 4 Texas
W 34–772,000 [3]
November 8No. 3 Army *No. 13
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–14
November 15 Texas A&M No. 17
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–28
November 22No. 7 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–21
November 29at Baylor
W 33–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. ↑ "Rice routs Texas, 34–7". The Odessa American. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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