1978 Rice Owls football team

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1978 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1978 record2–9 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Texas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 20 Iowa State*
L 19–2317,500
September 16No. 7 Texas
L 0–3462,000
September 23at No. 3 Oklahoma*
L 7–6671,774
September 30No. 11 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–37
October 14at TCU
W 21–14
October 21Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4220,000
October 28at Texas A&M
L 28–42
November 4at No. 17 Arkansas
L 7–3745,709
November 11SMU
L 0–5814,000
November 18Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–1013,000
December 2at No. 9 Houston
L 25–4933,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1978 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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