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 | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–5–1 (3–3–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 26 | LSU* | L 0–3 | 64,000 | [3] | |||
| October 3 | West Virginia* |
| W 24–0 | 25,000 | [4] | ||
| October 10 | at Stanford* | L 7–34 | |||||
| October 17 | at SMU | W 7–6 | 24,000 | ||||
| October 24 | No. 6 Texas |
| L 3–6 | 73,000 | [5] | ||
| October 31 | Texas Tech |
| T 6–6 | ||||
| November 7 | at No. 4 Arkansas | L 0–21 | |||||
| November 14 | Texas A&M |
| W 19–8 | ||||
| November 21 | TCU |
| W 31–0 | ||||
| November 28 | at Baylor | L 20–27 | 22,338 | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1964 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "1964 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- ^ "LSU edges Rice 3–0 with late field goal". The Brownsville Herald. September 27, 1964. Retrieved October 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice coasts to 24–0 win". The Odessa American. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Steers snap 12-year jinx". The Denton Record-Chronicle. October 25, 1964. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.