1963 Rice Owls football team
| 1963 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| No. 1 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its 24th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 6–4 record and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 114.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
The team's statistical leaders included Walter McReynolds with 728 passing yards, Paul Piper with 475 rushing yards, and John Sylvester with 251 receiving yards.[2] Two Rice players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) and/or United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1963 All-Southwest Conference football team: center Malcolm Walker (AP-1, UPI-1); and guard Johnny Nichols (AP-1).
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 28 | LSU* | W 21–12 | 64,000 | [3] | |||
| October 5 | at Penn State* | L 7–28 | 38,200 | [4] | |||
| October 12 | Stanford* |
| W 23–13 | ||||
| October 19 | SMU |
| W 13–7 | 52,000 | |||
| October 26 | at No. 1 Texas | L 6–10 | 64,130 | [5] | |||
| November 2 | at Texas Tech | W 17–3 | 36,500 | ||||
| November 9 | Arkansas |
| W 7–0 | ||||
| November 16 | Texas A&M |
| L 6–13 | ||||
| November 30 | Baylor |
| L 12–21 | 40,000 | |||
| December 7 | at TCU | W 33–7 | |||||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1963 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "1963 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "Rice passing attack sinks L.S.U." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State gridders trounce Rice by 28-7". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 57.
- ^ "Longhorns withstand Rice passes". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 27, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.