1978 Rice Owls football team

The 1978 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

1978 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1978 record2–9 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Houston $ 7 1 0  9 3 0
No. 11 Arkansas 6 2 0  9 2 1
No. 9 Texas 6 2 0  9 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 0  7 4 0
No. 19 Texas A&M 4 4 0  8 4 0
SMU 3 5 0  4 6 1
Baylor 3 5 0  3 8 0
Rice 2 6 0  2 9 0
TCU 0 8 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 9No. 20 Iowa State*L 19–2317,500
September 16No. 7 Texas
L 0–3462,000
September 23at No. 3 Oklahoma*L 7–6671,774
September 30No. 11 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–37
October 14at TCUW 21–14
October 21Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4220,000
October 28at Texas A&ML 28–42
November 4at No. 17 ArkansasL 7–3745,709
November 11SMU
L 0–5814,000
November 18Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–1013,000
December 2at No. 9 HoustonL 25–4933,186
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1978 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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