1959 Rice Owls football team

1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 1 0 8 3 0
SMU 2 3 1 5 4 1
Baylor 2 4 0 4 6 0
Rice 1 4 1 1 7 2
Texas A&M 0 6 0 3 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1959 college football season.[1] The Owls were led by 20th-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 in sixth.

  1. ^ "1959 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.