1976 Rice Owls football team

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1976 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1976 record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 3 – 4 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 18Utah*
W 43–2217,000
September 25at No. 15 LSU*
L 0–31
October 2Texas
L 15–4257,000
October 9at TCU
W 26–23
October 16No. 10 Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3723,500
October 23at Texas A&M
L 34–5747,354
October 30at No. 14 Arkansas
L 16–4143,908
November 6SMU
W 41–3418,000
November 13Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–3810,000
November 20at Florida*
L 22–5053,275
November 27No. 7 Houston
L 20–4232,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1976 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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