1955 Rice
2–7–1 (0–6 Southwest Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Alabama 20–0Sep 24
By 20 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24 | vs Alabama | W 20–0 | 69% |
| Oct 1 | vs LSU | T 20–20 | 76% |
| Oct 8 | vs Clemson | W 21–7 | 68% |
| Oct 15 | at SMU | L 0–20 | 53% |
| Oct 22 | at Texas | L 14–32 | 57% |
| Oct 29 | at Kentucky | L 16–20 | 42% |
| Nov 5 | vs Arkansas | L 0–10 | 59% |
| Nov 12 | vs Texas A&M | L 12–20 | 47% |
| Nov 19 | at TCU | L 0–35 | 19% |
| Nov 26 | vs Baylor | L 7–15 | 54% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 15–7; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 45th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 11
- Wk 2: 13
- Wk 3: 11
- Wk 5: 15
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1955.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 0–6 7th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 11
- Points
- 110–179
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1466 −137 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 4.1 No. 46 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
All-Southwest Conference
1 second teamSecond team
Marshall CrawfordEAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCU | 5–1 | 9–2 | 6 |
| Texas A&M | 4–1–1 | 7–2–1 | 17 |
| Texas | 4–2 | 5–5 | |
| Arkansas | 3–2–1 | 5–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 2–4 | 5–5 | |
| SMU | 2–4 | 4–6 | |
| Rice | 0–6 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.