Baylor at Rice

Saturday, November 28, 1953

No. 8 Rice beat No. 17 Baylor 41–⁠19. It was their 34th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 16–⁠16–⁠2.

Away17Baylor7–⁠3 in 1953
19
Home8Rice9–⁠2 in 1953
41

FinalHigh 65°F, low 58°FAttendance 68,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Johnny Lattner Scores -Four No Dame Ro n Rice Routs Baylor 4119 Will Meet Alabama in Cotton Bowl Win, Lose or Draw

    Evening star, November 29, 1953, page 62

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    Johnny Lattner Scores -Four No Dame Ro n Rice Routs Baylor 4119 Will Meet Alabama in Cotton Bowl Win, Lose or Draw PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 28-The Army Navy game is the professional game in football in respect It is only which not only brings together two teams players who openly saard but two cheering sections who

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Rice 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Baylor leads 50–⁠30–⁠2 in 82 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.

Recent meetings
2019Baylor 21, Rice 13
2016Baylor 38, Rice 10
2015Baylor 70, Rice 17
2011Baylor 56, Rice 31
2010Baylor 30, Rice 13
2007Baylor 42, Rice 17

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