1951 Rice Owls football team

1951 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (12th season)
Home stadium	Rice 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
Rice	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 University during the 1951 college football season. 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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Source
September 29	Clemson*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–20
October 6	at LSU*		Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–7
October 13	Navy*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–14
October 20	at No. 15 SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 28–7
October 27	at No. 10 Texas		Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–14
November 3	Pittsburgh*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 21–13
November 10	No. 20 Arkansas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 6–0
November 17	Texas A&M	No. 19	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 28–13
November 24	at TCU	No. 18	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 6–22
December 1	No. 9 Baylor		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–34
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game