The Rice Owls were 1-7-2 in 1959.
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 86 | 2,186 | 596 | 3.7 | 1,655 | 463 | 3.6 | 531 | 133 | 4.0 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 103rd | 89th | 70th | 94th | 54th | 48th | 57th | 107th | 80th | 108th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 197 | 2,678 | 4.5 | 1,874 | 480 | 3.9 | 804 | 114 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 132nd | 73rd | 84th | 87th | 81st | 81st | 32nd | 6th | 97th | ||||||||||
Net | -111 | -492 | +596 | -0.8 | -219 | -17 | -0.3 | -273 | +19 | -3.1 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 141st | 88th | 70th | 94th | 69th | 71st | 71st | 92nd | 42nd | 107th |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |