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1960 Rice Owls football team 
Summary
The 1960 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season.[1] The Owls were led by 21st-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for second. After losing the season opener to Georgia Tech, Rice went on a five game winning streak, reaching as high as 10th in the AP Poll. After losing to SWC foes Arkansas and Baylor, they dropped from the rankings. Regardless, Rice received an invitation to the 1961 Sugar Bowl, played on New Years Day, where they were defeated by co-national champion Ole Miss.
| 1960 Rice Owls football | |
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Sugar Bowl, L 6–14 vs. Ole Miss | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Baylor | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 4 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | No. 13 Georgia Tech* | L 13–16 | 35,000 | [2] | ||
| October 1 | Tulane* |
| W 10–7 | 30,000 | [3] | |
| October 8 | vs. No. 18 Florida* | W 10–0 | 17,535 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | at SMU | W 47–0 | 26,500 | |||
| October 22 | No. 16 Texas | No. 20 |
| W 7–0 | 72,000 | [5] |
| October 29 | Texas Tech | No. 13 |
| W 30–6 | 26,000 | |
| November 5 | at No. 16 Arkansas | No. 10 | L 0–3 | |||
| November 12 | Texas A&M | No. 16 |
| W 21–14 | ||
| November 19 | TCU | No. 14 |
| W 23–0 | ||
| November 26 | at No. 19 Baylor | No. 12 | L 7–12 | 30,000 | ||
| January 2 | vs. No. 2 Ole Miss* | L 6–14 | 82,851 | [6] | ||
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References edit
- ^ "1960 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^ "Georgia Tech field goals nudge tough Rice, 16–13". Victoria Advocate. September 25, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice edges by Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1960. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rugged Rice rips ragged Gators, 10–0". The Miami Herald. October 9, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls blank Steers 7–0 in close one". The Bryan Daily Eagle. October 23, 1960. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ole Miss defeats Rice Owls in thriller". The Shreveport Journal. January 3, 1961. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.