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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: Homer Rice
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Homer Rice enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Utah  43   22   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Louisiana State  0   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Texas  15   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Texas Christian  26   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Texas Tech  13   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Texas A&M  34   57   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Arkansas  16   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Southern Methodist  41   34   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Baylor  6   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Florida  22   50   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Houston  20   42   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored236
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed417
  Defense Average37.9
  Opponents Record68-53
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record1-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 10-2336206Lost  24-277-1216129  Steve Sloan
Houston 10-2343188Won  30-217-122895  Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M 10-2364140Won  37-146-2260105  Emory Bellard
Baylor 7-3-1209183 4-3-1142133  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-5-1195188 4-4159154  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 5-5-1220204 3-4-1168169  Frank Broyles
Rice 3-8236417 2-6171314  Homer Rice
Southern Methodist 3-8202339 2-6148225  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 0-11128430 0-8118286  Jim Shofner

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.