Baylor at Rice

Saturday, November 30, 1957

No. 9 Rice beat Baylor 20–⁠0. It was their 38th meeting; after it, the series stood even at 18–⁠18–⁠2.

AwayBaylor3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1957
0
Home9Rice7–⁠4 in 1957
20

FinalHigh 57°F, low 36°FAttendance 43,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Navy Drubs Army $40, TO Earn Date to Play Rice in Cotton Bowl Owls Defeat Baylor, 200, To Win Title

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1957, page 65

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    Navy Drubs Army $40, TO Earn Date to Play Rice in Cotton Bowl Owls Defeat Baylor, 200, To Win Title HOUSTON, Tex. Nov. 30 QP1. -Rice’s Owls used long kick returns by Halfbaeks Larry Dueitt and Bobby williams to explode for a pair Of quick touchdowns early In the second half today to defeat stubborn Baylor. 400. and win the Southwest Conference cham pionship and the right to meet Navy in the Cotton Bowl. Dueitt. who probably will quarterback the Owls next year.

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 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Baylor leads 50–⁠30–⁠2 in 82 meetings, counting the 44 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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