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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024

1976 Season Highlights

Homer Rice enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.

1976 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 18	vs. Utah	43	22	W
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Louisiana State	0	31	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Texas	15	42	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Texas Christian	26	23	W
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Texas Tech	13	37	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas A&M	34	57	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Arkansas	16	41	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Southern Methodist	41	34	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Baylor	6	38	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Florida	22	50	L
Sat., Nov. 27	vs. Houston	20	42	L

1976 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	236
Scoring Average	21.5
Points Allowed	417
Defense Average	37.9
Opponents Record	68-53
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1976 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	10-2	336	206	Lost 24-27	7-1	216	129	Steve Sloan
Houston	10-2	343	188	Won 30-21	7-1	228	95	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	10-2	364	140	Won 37-14	6-2	260	105	Emory Bellard
Baylor	7-3-1	209	183		4-3-1	142	133	Grant Teaff
Texas	5-5-1	195	188		4-4	159	154	Darrell Royal
Arkansas	5-5-1	220	204		3-4-1	168	169	Frank Broyles
Rice	3-8	236	417		2-6	171	314	Homer Rice
Southern Methodist	3-8	202	339		2-6	148	225	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	0-11	128	430		0-8	118	286	Jim Shofner

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

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.