1964 Rice Owls football team

1964 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach	Jess Neely (25th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1964 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Arkansas $	7	–	0	–	0			11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Texas	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Baylor	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Rice	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
TCU	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
SMU	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its 25th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 111.^[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

The team's statistical leaders included Walter McReynolds with 675 passing yards, Gene Fleming with 395 rushing yards and 30 points scored, and Billy Hale with 170 receiving yards.^[2] Malcolm Walker was selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the first-team center on the 1964 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	LSU*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–3	64,000	[3]
October 3	West Virginia*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–0	25,000	[4]
October 10	at Stanford*	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	L 7–34
October 17	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	W 7–6	24,000
October 24	No. 6 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 3–6	73,000	[5]
October 31	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 6–6
November 7	at No. 4 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 0–21
November 14	Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 19–8
November 21	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 31–0
November 28	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 20–27	22,338
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1964 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
2. "1964 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
3. "LSU edges Rice 3–0 with late field goal". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Rice coasts to 24–0 win". The Odessa American. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Steers snap 12-year jinx". The Denton Record-Chronicle. October 25, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.