1959 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1959 Rice Owls football Southwest Conference SWC 1–7–2 1–4–1 Jess Neely 20th Rice Stadium The 1959 Rice Owls football team represented Rice Institute during the 1959 college football season.https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rice/1959-schedule.html 1959 Rice Owls Schedule and Results Sports-Reference.com August 2, 2018 The Owls were led by 20th-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 sixth. Schedule 1959 AP September 19 l y y LSU 1 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA NBC 3–26 48,613 https://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-surprising-owls-had/133127172/ Surprising Owls had LSU worried Waco Tribune-Herald September 20, 1959 October 8, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 l y y Duke Duke Stadium Durham, NC 7–24 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-arrington-paces/139092214/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Arrington paces Duke over Rice team, 24–7 October 4, 1959 January 19, 2024 Newspapers.com October 10 t y Florida 17 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 13–13 33,449 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-rice-owls-tie-florida/133134875/ The Tampa Tribune Rice Owls tie Florida in final minutes, 13–13 October 11, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 17 t SMU T–15 Rice Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 13–13 65,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/longview-news-journal-rice-owls-tie-must/168614505/ The Longview News-Journal Rice Owls tie Mustangs October 18, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Texas 3 Memorial Stadium Austin, TX rivalry 6–28 57,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123806910/stampeding-texas-longhorns-run-over-rice/ The Longview Sunday News-Journal Stampeding Texas Longhorns run over Rice Owls, 28–6 October 25, 1959 April 30, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 l y Clemson 12 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 0–19 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-tigers-post-19/139063805/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Tigers post 19–0 victory over Rice November 1, 1959 January 18, 2024 Newspapers.com November 7 l Arkansas 16 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 10–14 39,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-hogs-dash-back/168612032/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Hogs dash back to clip Rice November 8, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com November 14 w Texas A&M Rice Stadium Houston, TX 7–2 35,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-paris-news-rice-scores-late-to-nudge/168615898/ The Paris News Rice scores late to nudge Aggies November 15, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com November 21 l y TCU 10 Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX 6–35 25,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-tcu-smothers-owls-3/168613118/ The Austin American-Statesman TCU smothers Owls, 35–6 November 22, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com November 28 l Baylor Rice Stadium Houston, TX 21–23 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-baylor-edges-ric/168615683/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Baylor edges Rice November 29, 1959 March 22, 2025 Newspapers.com References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football