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1951 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (3–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwest Conference football standings
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  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No.11TCU $ 5 1 0 6 5 0
    No.9Baylor 4 1 1 8 2 1
    Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
    Rice 3 3 0 5 5 0
    Texas A&M 1 3 2 5 3 2
    Arkansas 2 4 0 5 5 0
    SMU 1 4 1 3 6 1
    • $ – Conference champion
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1951 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1951 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 12th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice StadiuminHouston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for third.

    Schedule[edit]

    DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 29Clemson*
  • Houston, TX
  • L 14–2035,000[2]
    October 6atLSU*
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • L 6–744,000[3]
    October 13Navy*
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • W 21–14
    October 20at No. 15SMU
  • Dallas, TX (rivalry)
  • W 28–753,000
    October 27at No. 10Texas
  • Austin, TX (rivalry)
  • L 6–1450,000[4]
    November 3Pittsburgh*
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • W 21–13
    November 10No. 20Arkansas
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • W 6–0
    November 17Texas A&MNo. 19
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • W 28–13
    November 24atTCUNo. 18
  • Fort Worth, TX
  • L 6–22
    December 1No. 9Baylor
    • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
  • L 13–3445,000
    • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ "1951 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  • ^ "Clemson nips Owls, 20–14". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Rice Owls drop 7 to 6 defensive scrap to LSU". Wichita Falls Times. October 7, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • ^ "Texas comes from behind to beat Rice". The Monitor. October 28, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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