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Rice Owls

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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1912 <-- 1981 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024

1982 Season Highlights

Ray Alborn enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.

1982 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Louisiana Lafayette	14	21	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Tulane	6	30	L
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Louisiana State	13	52	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Texas	7	34	L
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Texas Christian	16	24	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Texas Tech	21	23	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Texas A&M	7	49	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Arkansas	6	24	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Southern Methodist	14	41	L
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Baylor	13	35	L
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Houston	21	28	L

1982 Season Totals
Record	0-11
Points Scored	138
Scoring Average	12.5
Points Allowed	361
Defense Average	32.8
Opponents Record	62-47
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	0-6

1982 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1982 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	157	234		3-5	123	180	Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist	11-0-1	354	160	Won 7-3	7-0-1	227	130	Bobby Collins
Texas	9-3	357	170	Lost 10-26	7-1	283	104	Fred Akers
Arkansas	9-2-1	303	139	Won 28-24	5-2-1	194	86	Lou Holtz
Houston	5-5-1	215	262		4-3-1	145	204	Bill Yeoman
Texas A&M	5-6	286	314		3-5	171	227	Jackie Sherrill
Baylor	4-6-1	233	261		3-4-1	183	193	Grant Teaff
Texas Christian	3-8	203	266		2-6	151	200	F.A. Dry
Rice	0-11	138	361		0-8	105	258	Ray Alborn

1982 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1982 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).