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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: Ray Alborn
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Ray Alborn enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Iowa State  19   23   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Texas  0   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Oklahoma  7   66   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Louisiana State  7   37   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Texas Christian  21   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Texas Tech  28   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Texas A&M  21   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Arkansas  7   37   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Southern Methodist  0   58   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Baylor  24   10   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  @ Houston  25   49   L       
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average14.5
  Points Allowed408
  Defense Average37.1
  Opponents Record78-48
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-4
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1978 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-4246268 5-3160202  Rex Dockery
Houston 9-3364213Lost  34-357-1258115  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 9-2-1336147Tied  10-106-2238100  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3287136Won  42-06-219286  Fred Akers
Texas A&M 8-4291183Won  28-124-4131159  Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist 4-6-1300251 3-5209165  Ron Meyer
Baylor 3-8225242 3-5162167  Grant Teaff
Rice 2-9159408 2-6126282  Ray Alborn
Texas Christian 2-9109357 0-882282  F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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