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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: Harold Bo Hagan
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 Harold Bo Hagan enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Washington  35   35   T       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Louisiana State  7   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Tennessee  0   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Southern Methodist  24   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Texas  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas Tech  15   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Arkansas  21   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Texas A&M  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Texas Christian  14   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Baylor  7   16   L       
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record0-9 -1
  Points Scored151
  Scoring Average15.1
  Points Allowed326
  Defense Average32.6
  Opponents Record60-39
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record0-4 -1
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1968 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-3-2255241 4-3174190  J.T. King
Arkansas 10-1350189Won  16-26-1229144  Frank Broyles
Texas 9-1-1379198Won  36-136-1266142  Darrell Royal
Southern Methodist 8-3311273Won  28-275-2197169  Hayden Fry
Baylor 3-7206322 3-4144206  John D. Bridgers
Texas A&M 3-7196184 2-5135148  Gene Stallings
Texas Christian 3-7176215 2-5134171  Fred Taylor
Rice 0-9-1151326 0-7109218  Harold Bo Hagan

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.