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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: Homer Rice
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024
1977 Season Highlights
 Homer Rice enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1977 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Idaho  31   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Florida  3   48   L       
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Louisiana State  0   77   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ Texas  15   72   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Texas Christian  15   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ Texas Tech  7   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. Texas A&M  14   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Arkansas  7   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Southern Methodist  24   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Baylor  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 26  vs. Houston  21   51   L       
 
1977 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored151
  Scoring Average13.7
  Points Allowed458
  Defense Average41.6
  Opponents Record68-46
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record0-5
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1977 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5279246Lost  17-404-4191159  Steve Sloan
Texas 11-1441152Lost  10-388-0306108  Fred Akers
Arkansas 11-1389101Won  31-67-124076  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 8-4350304Lost  28-476-2264196  Emory Bellard
Houston 6-5282259 4-4217199  Bill Yeoman
Baylor 5-6228220 3-5159176  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 4-7226319 3-5178237  Ron Meyer
Texas Christian 2-9184434 1-7139337  F.A. Dry
Rice 1-10151458 0-8117323  Homer Rice

1977 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1977 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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