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Sammy the Owl has also served as the image of Rice athletics for many years. Past images have depicted Sammy as wearing a sailor hat. In 1995, the image of the owl swooping in behind the university's name replaced old images of Sammy. The Rice Thresher awards its annual "Sammies" to the best performances in Rice theater. These awards are given ...
Rice's mascot is Sammy the Owl. In previous decades, the university kept several live owls on campus in front of Lovett College, but this practice has been discontinued. Rice University is one of three schools in the American Athletic Conference to use the owl as a mascot, alongside Temple University and Florida Atlantic University.
The 1950 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1950 college football season. [1] The Owls were led by 11th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at the newly-constructed Rice Stadium in Houston. The team competed as members of the Southwest Conference, finishing tied for fifth.
The 1974 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their third year under head coach Al Conover , the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.
The 1991 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Fred Goldsmith , the team compiled a 4–7 record.
The 1970 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Bo Hagan , the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against SWC opponents), tied for fourth place in the ...
The 1957 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1957 college football season. [1] The Owls were led by 18th-year head coach Jess Neely and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They competed as members of the Southwest Conference, winning the conference with a conference record of 5–1. After two ...
The 1971 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its first and only season under head coach Bill Peterson , the team compiled a 3–7–1 record (2–4–1 against SWC opponents), finished sixth in the ...