| 1953Rice Owls football | |
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SWC co-champion Cotton Bowl Classic champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 28–6 vs.Alabama | |
| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 6 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6Rice + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11Texas + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1953 Rice Owls football team representedRice Institute as a member of theSouthwest Conference (SWC) during the1953 college football season. Led by 14th-year head coachJess Neely, the Owls compiled an overall record of 9–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SWC title withTexas. Rice was ranked No. 6 in the final polls, which were conducted before bowl season. The Owls were invited to the1954 Cotton Bowl Classic, played on New Year's Day, where they defeatedSoutheastern Conference (SEC) champion,Alabama.[1][2] The team played home games atRice Stadium inHouston.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | No. 15Florida* | No. 12 | W 20–16 | 55,000 | [3] | |
| October 3 | atCornell* | No. 14 | W 28–7 | 22,000 | [4] | |
| October 10 | Hardin–Simmons* | No. 11 |
| W 40–0 | 25,000 | [5] |
| October 17 | atSMU | No. 11 | L 7–12 | 50,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | atTexas | W 18–13 | 48,000 | [7] | ||
| October 31 | No. 19Kentucky* | No. 12 |
| L 13–19 | 33,000 | [8] |
| November 7 | Arkansas |
| W 47–0 | 32,000 | [9] | |
| November 14 | Texas A&M | No. 16 |
| W 34–7 | 57,500 | [10] |
| November 21 | atTCU | No. 10 | W 19–6 | 20,000 | [11] | |
| November 28 | No. 17Baylor | No. 8 |
| W 41–19 | 68,000 | [12] |
| January 1 | vs. No. 13Alabama* | No. 6 |
| W 28–6 | 75,500 | [13] |
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