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: Ray Alborn Conference: Southwest-
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1979 Season Highlights |
Ray Alborn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1979 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 8 | @
Southern Methodist
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17 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 15 | vs.
Tulane
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21 |
17 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 22 | @
Louisiana State
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3 |
47 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 29 | vs.
Oklahoma
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21 |
63 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | @
Texas
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9 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Texas Christian
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7 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @
Texas Tech
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7 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs.
Texas A&M
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15 |
41 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | vs.
Arkansas
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7 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | @
Baylor
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14 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Dec. 1 | vs.
Houston
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0 |
63 |
L |
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1979 Season Totals |
Record | 1-10
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Points Scored | 121 |
Scoring Average | 11.0 |
Points Allowed | 418 |
Defense Average | 38.0 |
Opponents Record | 81-44
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Conference Record | 0-8 |
Home Record | 1-5
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Away Record | 0-5
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1979 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1979 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1979 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 Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.