1951 Rice Owls football team

1951 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   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
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

The 1951 Rice Owls football team represented Rice Institute 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Clemson*
L 14–2035,000[2]
October 6at LSU*
L 6–744,000[3]
October 13Navy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1458,000[4]
October 20at No. 15 SMU
W 28–753,000[5]
October 27at No. 10 Texas
L 6–1450,000[6]
November 3Pittsburgh*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–1326,000[7]
November 10No. 20 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0[8]
November 17Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–1358,000[9]
November 24at TCUNo. 18
L 6–2225,000[10]
December 1No. 9 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3445,000[11]
  • *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.
  2. ^ "Clemson nips Owls, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice Owls drop 7 to 6 defensive scrap to LSU". Wichita Falls Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Drake passing lifts Owls over Navy, 21–14". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 14, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice Owls drop Southern Methodist Mustangs, 28–7". Pampa Daily News. October 21, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas comes from behind to beat Rice". The Monitor. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Gates (November 4, 1951). "Drake Sparks Owls Past Pitt". Waco Tribune-Herald. p. 2, sec. II. Retrieved July 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Owls whip Hogs, 6–0". The Victoria Advocate. November 11, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rice rides deadly passing game to beat Aggies". Wichita Daily Times. November 18, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU beats Rice to go into lead". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 25, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bears lash Rice, 34–13, take Orange Bowl bid". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. December 2, 1951. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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