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Rice Football Team History

Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Harold Bo Hagan
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Harold Bo Hagan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Washington	35	35	T
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Louisiana State	7	21	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Tennessee	0	52	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Southern Methodist	24	32	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Texas	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Texas Tech	15	38	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Arkansas	21	46	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas A&M	14	24	L
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Texas Christian	14	24	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Baylor	7	16	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	0-9 -1
Points Scored	151
Scoring Average	15.1
Points Allowed	326
Defense Average	32.6
Opponents Record	60-39
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	0-4 -1

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	5-3-2	255	241		4-3	174	190	J.T. King
Arkansas	10-1	350	189	Won 16-2	6-1	229	144	Frank Broyles
Texas	9-1-1	379	198	Won 36-13	6-1	266	142	Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist	8-3	311	273	Won 28-27	5-2	197	169	Hayden Fry
Baylor	3-7	206	322		3-4	144	206	John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M	3-7	196	184		2-5	135	148	Gene Stallings
Texas Christian	3-7	176	215		2-5	134	171	Fred Taylor
Rice	0-9-1	151	326		0-7	109	218	Harold Bo Hagan

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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