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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| 1983 Season Highlights |
| Ray Alborn enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1983 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Thu., Sep. 1 | vs.
Houston
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14 |
45 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Minnesota
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17 |
21 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs.
Louisiana State
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10 |
24 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 24 | vs. Louisiana Lafayette
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22 |
21 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Texas
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6 |
42 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 8 | vs.
Texas Christian
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3 |
34 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Texas Tech
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3 |
14 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 22 | vs.
Texas A&M
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10 |
29 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Arkansas
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0 |
35 |
L |
@ Little Rock, AR |
| | Sat., Nov. 5 | @
Southern Methodist
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6 |
20 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Baylor
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14 |
48 |
L |
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| 1983 Season Totals |
| Record | 1-10
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| Points Scored | 105 |
| Scoring Average | 9.5 |
| Points Allowed | 333 |
| Defense Average | 30.3 |
| Opponents Record | 52-56
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| Conference Record | 0-8 |
| Home Record | 1-5
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| Away Record | 0-5
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| 1983 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1983 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1983 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
