Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Homer Rice Conference: Southwest-
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1976 Season Highlights |
Homer Rice enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1976 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 18 | vs.
Utah
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43 |
22 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 25 | @
Louisiana State
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0 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 2 | vs.
Texas
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15 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 9 | @
Texas Christian
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26 |
23 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 16 | vs.
Texas Tech
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13 |
37 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 23 | @
Texas A&M
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34 |
57 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 30 | @
Arkansas
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16 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 6 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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41 |
34 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 13 | vs.
Baylor
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6 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 20 | @
Florida
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22 |
50 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 27 | vs.
Houston
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20 |
42 |
L |
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1976 Season Totals |
Record | 3-8
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Points Scored | 236 |
Scoring Average | 21.5 |
Points Allowed | 417 |
Defense Average | 37.9 |
Opponents Record | 68-53
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Conference Record | 2-6 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 1-4
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1976 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1976 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1976 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.