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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 <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024

1978 Season Highlights

Ray Alborn enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.

1978 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Iowa State	19	23	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Texas	0	34	L
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Oklahoma	7	66	L
Sat., Sep. 30	vs. Louisiana State	7	37	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Texas Christian	21	14	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Texas Tech	28	42	L
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Texas A&M	21	38	L
Sat., Nov. 4	@ Arkansas	7	37	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Southern Methodist	0	58	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Baylor	24	10	W
Sat., Dec. 2	@ Houston	25	49	L

1978 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	159
Scoring Average	14.5
Points Allowed	408
Defense Average	37.1
Opponents Record	78-48
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	1-4

1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1978 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	7-4	246	268		5-3	160	202	Rex Dockery
Houston	9-3	364	213	Lost 34-35	7-1	258	115	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	9-2-1	336	147	Tied 10-10	6-2	238	100	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	287	136	Won 42-0	6-2	192	86	Fred Akers
Texas A&M	8-4	291	183	Won 28-12	4-4	131	159	Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist	4-6-1	300	251		3-5	209	165	Ron Meyer
Baylor	3-8	225	242		3-5	162	167	Grant Teaff
Rice	2-9	159	408		2-6	126	282	Ray Alborn
Texas Christian	2-9	109	357		0-8	82	282	F.A. Dry

1978 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1978 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 bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.