1953 Rice Owls football team
| 1953 Rice Owls football | |
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Southwest Conference co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–6 vs. Alabama | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| No. 6 Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1953 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1953 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 14th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, winning a share of the conference title with Texas with a 5–1 conference record. Rice finished the regular season with an 8–2 record overall and were ranked 6th in the final polls, which were conducted before bowl season. Rice was invited to the 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Years' Day, where they defeated SEC champion Alabama.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result |
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| September 19 | No. 15 Florida* | No. 12 | W 20–16 | |
| October 3 | at Cornell* | No. 14 | W 28–7 | |
| October 10 | Hardin–Simmons* | No. 11 |
| W 40–0 |
| October 17 | at SMU | No. 11 | L 7–12 | |
| October 24 | at Texas | W 18–13 | ||
| October 31 | No. 19 Kentucky* | No. 12 |
| L 13–19 |
| November 7 | Arkansas |
| W 47–0 | |
| November 14 | Texas A&M | No. 16 |
| W 34–7 |
| November 21 | at TCU | No. 10 | W 19–6 | |
| November 28 | No. 17 Baylor | No. 8 |
| W 41–19 |
| January 1 | vs. No. 13 Alabama* | No. 6 |
| W 28–6 |
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References
- ^ "1953 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
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