1962 Rice Owls football team

1962 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	2–6–2 (2–4–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (23rd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1962 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 6 Arkansas	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
TCU	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Baylor	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Rice	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
SMU	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its 23rd season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 173 to 119. The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, where just before the season John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.

The team's statistical leaders included Randall Kerbow with 703 passing yards, Paul Piper with 387 rushing yards and 24 points scored, and Gene Raesz with 373 receiving yards. Raesz was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as a first-team player on the 1962 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 29	at No. 5 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 6–6
October 6	No. 4 Penn State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–18
October 13	Oregon*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 12–31
October 20	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 7–15
October 27	No. 1 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	T 14–14
November 3	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–0
November 10	at No. 6 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 14–28
November 17	Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 23–3
November 24	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–30
December 1	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 15–28
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game