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.
| 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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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.