1954 Rice Owls football team
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Arkansas $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Rice | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1954 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 15th-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 third. Rice finished the regular season with a record of 7–3 overall, and were ranked 19th in the final AP Poll.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | Florida* | No. 16 | W 34–14 | 44,000 | [2] | |
| October 2 | Cornell* | No. 16 |
| W 41–20 | 35,000 | [3] |
| October 9 | at No. 3 Wisconsin* | No. 11 | L 7–13 | 52,819 | [4] | |
| October 16 | SMU | No. 15 |
| L 6–20 | 63,500 | [5] |
| October 23 | Texas |
| W 13–7 | 70,500 | [6] | |
| October 30 | Vanderbilt* | No. 19 |
| W 34–13 | 28,000 | [7] |
| November 6 | at No. 4 Arkansas | No. 15 | L 15–28 | 38,000 | [8] | |
| November 13 | at Texas A&M | W 29–19 | 25,000 | [9] | ||
| November 20 | TCU |
| W 6–0 | 32,000 | [10] | |
| November 27 | at No. 9 Baylor | W 20–14 | 24,000 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "1954 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Rice buckles Gators in last half, 34–14". The Miami Herald. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S5.
- ^ "Badgers clip Rice 13–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 10, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU surprises Rice, 20–6". Pampa Daily News. October 17, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice scores late in third period to beat Texas, 13–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 24, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Moegle's 3 TD's aid Rice over Vandy, 34–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas nears Cotton Bowl bid with 28–15 win". The Shreveport Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggie bobbles give Rice 29–19 victory". The Odessa American. November 14, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "As Owls surge past Froggies, 6–0". The Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 1954. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls win, 20–14, jar Baylor out of title sharedate=November 28, 1954". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved March 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.