1954 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

1954 Rice Owls football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 19
AP| No. 19
Record| 7–3 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach|

* Jess Neely (15th season)

Home stadium| Rice Stadium

Seasons

<- 1953

1955 ->

1954 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 10 Arkansas $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
SMU | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
No. 19 Rice | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 18 Baylor | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Texas | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
TCU | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas A&M | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1954 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 15th-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 third. Rice finished the regular season with a record of 7–3 overall, and were ranked 19th in the final AP Poll.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 18| Florida*| No. 16|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 34–14| 44,000| [2]
October 2| Cornell*| No. 16|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 41–20| 35,000| [3]
October 9| at No. 3 Wisconsin*| No. 11|

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| L 7–13| 52,819|
October 16| SMU| No. 15|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| L 6–20| 63,500|
October 23| Texas| |

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| W 13–7| 70,500| [4]
October 30| Vanderbilt*| No. 19|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 34–13| 28,000| [5]
November 6| at No. 4 Arkansas| No. 15|

* War Memorial Stadium
* Little Rock, AR

| L 15–28| |
November 13| at Texas A&M| |

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| W 29–19| |
November 20| TCU| |

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 6–0| |
November 27| at No. 9 Baylor| |

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| W 20–14| 24,000|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

1. ^ "1954 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
2. ^ "Rice buckles Gators in last half, 34–14". The Miami Herald. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Cornell Crushed by Rice, 41 to 20". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. Associated Press. October 3, 1954. p. S5.
4. ^ "Rice scores late in third period to beat Texas, 13–7". The Victoria Advocate. October 24, 1954. Retrieved April 30, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Moegle's 3 TD's aid Rice over Vandy, 34–13". The Abilene Reporter-News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Rice Owls football

Venues|

* West End Park (1912)
* Rice Field (1913–1949)
* Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* SMU
* Texas

Culture & lore|

* Sammy the Owl
* "Rice Fight"
* Marching Owl Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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