1963 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28LSU*
W 21–1264,000[3]
October 5at Penn State*
L 7–2838,200[4]
October 12Stanford*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–13
October 19SMU
W 13–752,000
October 26at No. 1 Texas
L 6–1064,130[5]
November 2at Texas Tech
W 17–336,500
November 9Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0
November 16Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–13
November 30Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 12–2140,000
December 7at TCU
W 33–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1963 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "1963 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rice passing attack sinks L.S.U." The Courier-Journal. September 29, 1963. Retrieved October 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn State gridders trounce Rice by 28-7". Reading Eagle. Pennsylvania. Associated Press. October 6, 1963. p. 57.
  5. ^ "Longhorns withstand Rice passes". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 27, 1963. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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