The 1979 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]
| 1979 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–8 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Houston + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Arkansas + | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Texas | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Baylor | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 2 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at SMU | L 17–35 | 60,217 | [3] | |
| September 15 | Tulane* | W 21–17 | 15,000 | [4] | |
| September 22 | at LSU* | L 3–47 | 74,934 | [5] | |
| September 29 | No. 3 Oklahoma* |
| L 21–63 | 30,442 | [6] |
| October 6 | at No. 4 Texas | L 9–26 | 65,227 | [7] | |
| October 13 | TCU |
| L 7–17 | 12,000 | [8] |
| October 20 | at Texas Tech | L 7–30 | 41,732 | [9] | |
| October 27 | Texas A&M |
| L 15–41 | 43,000 | [10] |
| November 3 | No. 9 Arkansas |
| L 7–34 | 17,000 | [11] |
| November 17 | at No. 20 Baylor | L 14–45 | 28,500 | [12] | |
| December 1 | No. 10 Houston |
| L 0–63 | 27,800 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1979 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.
- ^ "Ponies sputter, then roll". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 9, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hertel directs Owls past Tulane, 21–17". The Daily Advertiser. September 16, 1979. Retrieved July 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "LSU trounces Rice 47–3 behind Woodlet, Gajan". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sooners clobber Rice". Lincoln Journal Star. September 30, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Longhorns sother Rice offense, 26–9". The Odessa American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TCU ends losing streak, 17–7". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Red Raiders romp past punchless Owls 30–7". The Marshall News Messenger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dickey, Ags thrash Owls". Wichita Falls Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas kicks, passes past Rice, 34–7". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor whips Rice, 45 to 14". The News and Daily Advance. November 18, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston annihilates Rice, gets Cotton". The Victoria Advocate. December 2, 1979. Retrieved October 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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