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1958 Rice Owls football team

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1958 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–5 (4–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 TCU $ 5 1 0 8 2 1
No. 18 SMU 4 2 0 6 4 0
Rice 4 2 0 5 5 0
Texas 3 3 0 7 3 0
Arkansas 2 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 2 4 0 4 6 0
Baylor 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1958 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 19th-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 second.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20LSU*L 6–2645,000[2]
September 27at Stanford*W 30–7
October 4No. 14 Purdue*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 0–2441,000
October 11at ArkansasW 24–0
October 18at No. 16 SMUW 13–739,000
October 25No. 4 Texas
W 34–772,000[3]
November 8No. 3 Army*No. 13
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–14
November 15Texas A&MNo. 17
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–28
November 22No. 7 TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–21
November 29at BaylorW 33–2118,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1958 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ "Swift Tigers outrun Rice in 26–6 win". Victoria Advocate. September 21, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rice routs Texas, 34–7". The Odessa American. October 26, 1958. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.