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-
1970 Season Highlights
Harold Bo Hagan enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1970 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 19 vs. Virginia Military Institute
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Louisiana State
0
24
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
California
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Southern Methodist
0
10
L
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Texas
21
45
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Texas Tech
0
3
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Arkansas
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Texas A&M
18
17
W
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Texas Christian
17
15
W
Sat., Nov. 28 @
Baylor
28
23
W
1970 Season Totals
Record 5-5
Points Scored 168
Scoring Average 16.8
Points Allowed 175
Defense Average 17.5
Opponents Record 55-45
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1970 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1970 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.