| 1951 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 5–5 (3–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 TCU $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Baylor | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Stadium in Houston, Texas. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for third.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 29 | Clemson* | L 14–20 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | at LSU* | L 6–7 | 44,000 | [3] | ||
| October 13 | Navy* |
| W 21–14 | |||
| October 20 | at No. 15 SMU | W 28–7 | 53,000 | |||
| October 27 | at No. 10 Texas | L 6–14 | 50,000 | [4] | ||
| November 3 | Pittsburgh* |
| W 21–13 | |||
| November 10 | No. 20 Arkansas |
| W 6–0 | |||
| November 17 | Texas A&M | No. 19 |
| W 28–13 | ||
| November 24 | at TCU | No. 18 | L 6–22 | |||
| December 1 | No. 9 Baylor |
| L 13–34 | 45,000 | ||
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References
- ↑ "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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