1964 Rice Owls football team

The 1964 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In its 25th season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 117 to 111.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

1964 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Arkansas $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
No. 5 Texas 6 1 0 10 1 0
Baylor 4 3 0 5 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 1 6 4 1
Rice 3 3 1 4 5 1
TCU 3 4 0 4 6 0
Texas A&M 1 6 0 1 9 0
SMU 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Walter McReynolds with 675 passing yards, Gene Fleming with 395 rushing yards and 30 points scored, and Billy Hale with 170 receiving yards.[2] Malcolm Walker was selected by the Associated Press (AP) and the United Press International (UPI) as the first-team center on the 1964 All-Southwest Conference football team.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26LSU*L 0–364,000[3]
October 3West Virginia*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–025,000[4]
October 10at Stanford*L 7–34
October 17at SMUW 7–624,000
October 24 No. 6 Texas
L 3–673,000[5]
October 31Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 6–6
November 7at No. 4 ArkansasL 0–21
November 14Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–8
November 21TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–0
November 28at BaylorL 20–2722,338
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1964 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "1964 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "LSU edges Rice 3–0 with late field goal". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Rice coasts to 24–0 win". The Odessa American. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Steers snap 12-year jinx". The Denton Record-Chronicle. October 25, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.