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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 <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024

1980 Season Highlights

Ray Alborn enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1980 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Clemson	3	19	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Tulane	14	35	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Louisiana State	17	7	W
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Texas	28	41	L
Sat., Oct. 11	@ Texas Christian	28	24	W
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Texas Tech	3	10	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Texas A&M	10	6	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Arkansas	17	16	W	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Southern Methodist	14	34	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Baylor	6	16	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ Houston	35	7	W

1980 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	175
Scoring Average	15.9
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	19.5
Opponents Record	69-58
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	4-2

1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1980 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	5-6	178	188		3-5	112	155	Rex Dockery
Baylor	10-2	317	159	Lost 2-30	8-0	208	77	Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist	8-4	324	192	Lost 45-46	5-3	168	100	Ron Meyer
Houston	7-5	236	181	Won 35-0	5-3	157	121	Bill Yeoman
Texas	7-5	267	214	Lost 7-16	4-4	170	168	Fred Akers
Rice	5-6	175	215		4-4	141	154	Ray Alborn
Arkansas	7-5	272	236	Won 34-15	3-5	165	184	Lou Holtz
Texas A&M	4-7	154	259		3-5	122	172	Tom Wilson
Texas Christian	1-10	143	295		1-7	116	228	F.A. Dry

1980 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1980 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.