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1957 Rice Owls Schedule and Results

Record: 7-4 (34th of 112) (Schedule & Results)

Rank: 8th in the Final AP poll

Conference: SWC

Conference Record: 5-1

Coach: Jess Neely (7-4)

Points For: 168

Points/G: 15.3 (54th of 112)

Points Against: 101

Opp Pts/G: 9.2 (19th of 112)

SRS: 15.24 (10th of 112)

SOS: 10.51 (3rd of 112)

Bowl Game: Lost Cotton Bowl 20-7 versus Navy

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/23	9/30	10/7	10/14	10/21	10/28	11/4	11/11	11/18	11/25	Final
	18		15	19	13			20	13	9	8

11 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 21, 1957	Sat	Rice	@	LSU	SEC	W	20	14	1	0	W 1
2	Oct 5, 1957	Sat	Rice		(17) Stanford	PCC	W	34	7	2	0	W 2
3	Oct 12, 1957	Sat	(15) Rice		(5) Duke	ACC	L	6	7	2	1	L 1
4	Oct 19, 1957	Sat	(19) Rice	@	SMU	SWC	W	27	21	3	1	W 1
5	Oct 26, 1957	Sat	(13) Rice	@	(19) Texas	SWC	L	14	19	3	2	L 1
6	Nov 2, 1957	Sat	Rice		Clemson	ACC	L	7	20	3	3	L 2
7	Nov 9, 1957	Sat	Rice		(12) Arkansas	SWC	W	13	7	4	3	W 1
8	Nov 16, 1957	Sat	(20) Rice		(1) Texas A&M	SWC	W	7	6	5	3	W 2
9	Nov 23, 1957	Sat	(13) Rice	@	Texas Christian	SWC	W	20	0	6	3	W 3
10	Nov 30, 1957	Sat	(9) Rice		Baylor	SWC	W	20	0	7	3	W 4
11	Jan 1, 1958	Wed	(8) Rice	N	(5) Navy	Ind	L	7	20	7	4	L 1	Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX)