1959 Rice Owls football team

1959 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–7–2 (1–4–1 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1959 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Arkansas + 5 1 09 2 0
No. 4 Texas + 5 1 09 2 0
No. 7 TCU + 5 1 08 3 0
SMU 2 3 15 4 1
Baylor 2 4 04 6 0
Rice 1 4 11 7 2
Texas A&M 0 6 03 7 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Rice Owls football team represented Rice Institute during the 1959 college football season. The Owls were led by 20th-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 sixth.