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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  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 Ray Alborn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Southern Methodist  17   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Tulane  21   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Louisiana State  3   47   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Oklahoma  21   63   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Texas  9   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Texas Christian  7   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Texas Tech  7   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Texas A&M  15   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Arkansas  7   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Baylor  14   45   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Houston  0   63   L       
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored121
  Scoring Average11.0
  Points Allowed418
  Defense Average38.0
  Opponents Record81-44
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-5
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-6-2141182 2-5-1103140  Rex Dockery
Houston 11-1295135Won  17-147-119185  Bill Yeoman
Arkansas 10-2284132Lost  9-247-117990  Lou Holtz
Texas 9-3221104Lost  7-146-216074  Fred Akers
Baylor 8-4258187Won  24-185-3159117  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5243159 4-4182120  Tom Wilson
Southern Methodist 5-6226236 3-5155203  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-8-1127226 1-6-170155  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10121418 0-876291  Ray Alborn

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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