1962 Rice Owls football team
The 1962 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In its 23rd season under head coach Jess Neely, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record and was outscored by a total of 173 to 119.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, where just before the season John F. Kennedy delivered his "We choose to go to the Moon" speech.
| 1962 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1962 record | 2–6–2 (2–4–1 SWC) |
| Head coach | Jess Neely (23rd season) |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Texas $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Randall Kerbow with 703 passing yards, Paul Piper with 387 rushing yards and 24 points scored, and Gene Raesz with 373 receiving yards.[2] Raesz was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as a first-team player on the 1962 All-Southwest Conference football team.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 29 | at No. 5 LSU* | T 6–6 | |||
| October 6 | No. 4 Penn State* | L 7–18 | |||
| October 13 | Oregon* |
| L 12–31 | ||
| October 20 | at SMU | L 7–15 | |||
| October 27 | No. 1 Texas |
| T 14–14 | ||
| November 3 | Texas Tech |
| W 14–0 | ||
| November 10 | at No. 6 Arkansas |
| L 14–28 | ||
| November 17 | Texas A&M |
| W 23–3 | ||
| November 24 | TCU |
| L 7–30 | ||
| December 1 | at Baylor | L 15–28 | |||
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References
- "1962 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
- "1962 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 23, 2020.
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