1955 Rice Owls football team
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.
| 1955 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (0–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Alabama* | No. 13 | W 20–0 | 50,000 | [2] | |
| October 1 | LSU* | No. 11 |
| T 20–20 | 51,000 | [3] |
| October 8 | No. 16 Clemson* |
| W 21–7 | |||
| October 15 | at SMU | No. 15 | L 0–20 | 46,000 | ||
| October 22 | at Texas | L 14–32 | 46,000 | [4] | ||
| October 29 | at Kentucky* | L 16–20 | 33,000 | [5] | ||
| November 5 | Arkansas |
| L 0–10 | |||
| November 12 | No. 9 Texas A&M |
| L 12–20 | |||
| November 19 | at No. 7 TCU | L 0–35 | ||||
| November 26 | Baylor |
| L 7–15 | 33,000 | ||
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References
- "1955 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- "Rice hammers Alabama, 20–0". The Huntsville Times. September 25, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LSU and Rice battle to tie". Longview News-Journal. October 2, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas stuns Rice, 32–14". Tulsa Daily World. October 23, 1955. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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