1958 Rice Owls football team

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.

1958 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
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

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20LSU*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 ArkansasW 24–0
October 18at No. 16 SMUW 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 15Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–28
November 22No. 7 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–21
November 29at BaylorW 33–2118,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  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.