1958 Rice Owls football team

1958 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (19th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1958 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 TCU $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 18 SMU	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Rice	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Arkansas	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Baylor	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. The Owls were led by 19th-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 second.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 20	LSU*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–26
September 27	at Stanford*		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	W 30–7
October 4	No. 14 Purdue*		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–24
October 11	at Arkansas		Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	W 24–0
October 18	at No. 16 SMU		Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 13–7
October 25	No. 4 Texas		Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 34–7
November 8	No. 3 Army*	No. 13	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–14
November 15	Texas A&M	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 21–28
November 22	No. 7 TCU		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–21
November 29	at Baylor		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	W 33–21
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game