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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1968 <- 1969 -> 1970 --> 2024
1969 Season Highlights
 Harold Bo Hagan enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1969 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Virginia Military Institute  55   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Louisiana State  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ California  21   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Southern Methodist  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Texas Tech  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arkansas  6   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Texas A&M  7   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Texas Christian  17   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Baylor  34   6   W       
 
1969 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed225
  Defense Average22.5
  Opponents Record49-43
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record0-4
1969 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1969 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-5212240 4-3138171  J.T. King
Texas 11-0435119Won  21-177-031468  Darrell Royal
Arkansas 9-2353103Lost  22-276-118562  Frank Broyles
Texas Christian 4-6177293 4-3133175  Fred Taylor
Southern Methodist 3-7186230 3-4128157  Hayden Fry
Rice 3-7168225 2-592152  Harold Bo Hagan
Texas A&M 3-7116192 2-590130  Gene Stallings
Baylor 0-1087344 0-754219  Bill Beall

1969 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1969 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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