1960 Rice Owls football team

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American college football season

1960 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Arkansas $ 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Baylor 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 1
Rice 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
TCU 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 4 – 2
Texas Tech 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas A&M 0 – 4 – 3 1 – 6 – 3
SMU 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Owls were led by 21st-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. After losing the season opener to Georgia Tech, Rice went on a five game winning streak, reaching as high as 10th in the AP Poll. After losing to SWC foes Arkansas and Baylor, they dropped from the rankings. Regardless, Rice received an invitation to the 1961 Sugar Bowl, played on New Years Day, where they were defeated by co-national champion Ole Miss.

Schedule[edit]

Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source
September 24 No. 13 Georgia Tech* L 13–16
October 1 Tulane* W 10–7 30,000 [2]
October 8 vs. No. 18 Florida* W 10–0
October 15 at SMU W 47–0
October 22 No. 16 Texas No. 20 W 7–0
October 29 Texas Tech No. 13 W 30–6
November 5 at No. 16 Arkansas No. 10 L 0–3
November 12 Texas A&M No. 16 W 21–14
November 19 TCU No. 14 W 23–0
November 26 at No. 19 Baylor No. 12 L 7–12

January 2

 vs. No. 2 Ole Miss* L 6–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[edit]

  1. ^

    “1960 Rice Owls Schedule and Results”. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  2. ^ “Rice edges by Tulane”. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.