Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Al Conover Conference: Southwest-
1975 Season Highlights
Al Conover enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1975 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Houston
24
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Vanderbilt
6
9
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Louisiana State
13
16
L
@ Shreveport, LA
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Mississippi State
14
28
#Won
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Southern Methodist
28
17
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Texas
9
41
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Texas Tech
24
28
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Arkansas
16
20
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Texas A&M
14
33
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Texas Christian
21
28
L
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Baylor
7
25
L
1975 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 176
Scoring Average 16.0
Points Allowed 252
Defense Average 22.9
Opponents Record 60-61
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 2-5
Away Record 1-3
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1975 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1975 All Southwest Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.