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 | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (2–6 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | No. 20 Iowa State* | L 19–23 | 17,500 | [3] | |
| September 16 | No. 7 Texas |
| L 0–34 | 62,000 | [4] |
| September 23 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | L 7–66 | 71,774 | [5] | |
| September 30 | No. 11 LSU* |
| L 7–37 | 50,000 | [6] |
| October 14 | at TCU | W 21–14 | 34,433 | [7] | |
| October 21 | Texas Tech |
| L 28–42 | 20,000 | [8] |
| October 28 | at Texas A&M | L 28–42 | 51,461 | [9] | |
| November 4 | at No. 17 Arkansas | L 7–37 | 45,709 | [10] | |
| November 11 | SMU |
| L 0–58 | 14,000 | [11] |
| November 18 | Baylor |
| W 24–10 | 13,000 | [12] |
| December 2 | at No. 9 Houston |
| L 25–49 | 33,186 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1978 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Late rally saves Cyclones, 23–19". The Des Moines Register. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Horns still powerful". The Orange Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners turn 'awesome' wishbone loose on Rice". Springfield Leader and Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU's offense covers Rice like gravy". Daily World. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hertel helps Rice top TCU". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Tech holds off Rice". The Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies overcook Rice 38–21". St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Calcagni sparks Arkansas offense". The Flint Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SMU pops Rice". The Odessa American. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice rolls by Baylor's Bears". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cougars cook Rice, 49–25". Syracuse Herald-Journal. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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