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1978 Rice Owls football team

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1978 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 20 Iowa State*L 19–2317,500[3]
September 16No. 7 Texas
L 0–3462,000[4]
September 23at No. 3 Oklahoma*L 7–6671,774[5]
September 30No. 11 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–3750,000[6]
October 14at TCUW 21–1434,433[7]
October 21Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4220,000[8]
October 28at Texas A&ML 28–4251,461[9]
November 4at No. 17 ArkansasL 7–3745,709[10]
November 11SMU
L 0–5814,000[11]
November 18Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–1013,000[12]
December 2at No. 9 HoustonL 25–4933,186[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  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.
  3. ^ "Late rally saves Cyclones, 23–19". The Des Moines Register. September 10, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Horns still powerful". The Orange Leader. September 17, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sooners turn 'awesome' wishbone loose on Rice". Springfield Leader and Press. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "LSU's offense covers Rice like gravy". Daily World. October 1, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hertel helps Rice top TCU". The Palm Beach Post. October 15, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Tech holds off Rice". The Victoria Advocate. October 22, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Aggies overcook Rice 38–21". St. Petersburg Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Calcagni sparks Arkansas offense". The Flint Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "SMU pops Rice". The Odessa American. November 12, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Rice rolls by Baylor's Bears". The Galveston Daily News. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars cook Rice, 49–25". Syracuse Herald-Journal. December 3, 1978. Retrieved October 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.