1979 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1979 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Houston + 7 1 011 1 0
No. 8 Arkansas + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 12 Texas 6 2 09 3 0
No. 14 Baylor 5 3 08 4 0
Texas A&M 4 4 06 5 0
SMU 3 5 05 6 0
Texas Tech 2 5 13 6 2
TCU 1 6 12 8 1
Rice 0 8 01 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at SMUL 17–3560,217
September 15Tulane*W 21–17
September 22at LSU*L 3–4774,934[3]
September 29No. 3 Oklahoma*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–6330,442
October 6at No. 4 TexasL 9–2665,227
October 13TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1712,000
October 20at Texas TechL 7–3041,732
October 27Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–41
November 3No. 9 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–3417,000
November 17at No. 20 BaylorL 14–4528,500
December 1No. 10 Houston
L 0–6327,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1979 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. "LSU trounces Rice 47–3 behind Woodlet, Gajan". The Opelika-Auburn News. September 23, 1979. Retrieved October 30, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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