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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  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Ray Alborn enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 1  vs. Houston  14   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Minnesota  17   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Louisiana State  10   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  22   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Texas  6   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Texas Christian  3   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Texas Tech  3   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas A&M  10   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Arkansas  0   35   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Southern Methodist  6   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Baylor  14   48   L       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored105
  Scoring Average9.5
  Points Allowed333
  Defense Average30.3
  Opponents Record52-56
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-5
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 3-7-1160253 3-4-1117136  Jerry Moore
Texas 11-1289114Lost  9-108-020675  Fred Akers
Southern Methodist 10-2274137Lost  7-287-118990  Bobby Collins
Baylor 7-4-1339266Lost  14-244-3-1241182  Grant Teaff
Arkansas 6-5204172 4-4160145  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 5-5-1218174 4-3-1148121  Jackie Sherrill
Houston 4-7225294 3-5162215  Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian 1-8-2174252 1-6-1148196  Jim Wacker
Rice 1-10105333 0-856267  Ray Alborn

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 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.