1955 Rice Owls football team

The 1955 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1955 college football season. The Owls were led by 16th-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 in last. Despite starting the year with high expectations, ranked 11th in the preseason AP Poll, the Owls had a disastrous season, finishing winless in conference and 2–7–1 overall. It was Rice's first losing season since 1945.

1955 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–7–1 (0–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1955 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 TCU $ 5 1 09 2 0
No. 17 Texas A&M 4 1 17 2 1
Texas 4 2 05 5 0
Arkansas 3 2 15 4 1
Baylor 2 4 05 5 0
SMU 2 4 04 6 0
Rice 0 6 02 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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