1952 Rice Owls football team

1952 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (13th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1952 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Texas $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
SMU	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	2	–	2	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Baylor	1	–	3	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Texas A&M	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Arkansas	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1952 college football season. The Owls were led by 13th-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 in second.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 27	Texas Tech*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–7	37,000
October 4	LSU*	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–27
October 11	at No. 11 UCLA*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–20
October 18	SMU		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–21
October 25	No. 20 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–20
November 1	No. 18 Wisconsin*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–21
November 8	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 35–33
November 15	at Texas A&M		Kyle Field College Station, TX	W 16–6
November 22	TCU		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 12–6
November 29	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 20–14
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game