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1951 Rice Owls football team

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1951 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
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.[1] 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

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Clemson*L 14–2035,000[2]
October 6at LSU*L 6–744,000[3]
October 13Navy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–14
October 20at No. 15 SMUW 28–753,000
October 27at No. 10 TexasL 6–1450,000[4]
November 3Pittsburgh*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–13
November 10No. 20 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 6–0
November 17Texas A&MNo. 19
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–13
November 24at TCUNo. 18L 6–22
December 1No. 9 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3445,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1951 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Clemson nips Owls, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice Owls drop 7 to 6 defensive scrap to LSU". Wichita Falls Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas comes from behind to beat Rice". The Monitor. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.