1954 Rice Owls football team

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

1954 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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.