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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Al Conover
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024

1975 Season Highlights

Al Conover enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1975 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Houston	24	7	W
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Vanderbilt	6	9	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Louisiana State	13	16	L	@ Shreveport, LA
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Mississippi State	14	28	#Won
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Southern Methodist	28	17	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas	9	41	L
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Texas Tech	24	28	L
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Arkansas	16	20	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Texas A&M	14	33	L
Sat., Nov. 22	@ Texas Christian	21	28	L
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Baylor	7	25	L

1975 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	176
Scoring Average	16.0
Points Allowed	252
Defense Average	22.9
Opponents Record	60-61
Conference Record	1-6
Home Record	2-5
Away Record	1-3

1975 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1975 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-5	272	251		4-3	173	165	Steve Sloan
Arkansas	10-2	336	123	Won 31-10	6-1	195	78	Frank Broyles
Texas	10-2	401	181	Won 38-21	6-1	211	119	Darrell Royal
Texas A&M	10-2	265	124	Lost 0-20	6-1	166	83	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-7	208	301		2-5	131	210	Dave Smith
Baylor	3-6-2	181	235		2-5	124	177	Grant Teaff
Rice	3-8	176	252		1-6	119	192	Al Conover
Texas Christian	1-10	103	325		1-6	72	167	Jim Shofner

1975 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1975 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.