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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Ray Alborn
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024

1979 Season Highlights

Ray Alborn enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1979 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Southern Methodist	17	35	L
Sat., Sep. 15	vs. Tulane	21	17	W
Sat., Sep. 22	@ Louisiana State	3	47	L
Sat., Sep. 29	vs. Oklahoma	21	63	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ Texas	9	26	L
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Texas Christian	7	17	L
Sat., Oct. 20	@ Texas Tech	7	30	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Texas A&M	15	41	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Arkansas	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 17	@ Baylor	14	45	L
Sat., Dec. 1	vs. Houston	0	63	L

1979 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	121
Scoring Average	11.0
Points Allowed	418
Defense Average	38.0
Opponents Record	81-44
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	1-5
Away Record	0-5

1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1979 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	3-6-2	141	182		2-5-1	103	140	Rex Dockery
Houston	11-1	295	135	Won 17-14	7-1	191	85	Bill Yeoman
Arkansas	10-2	284	132	Lost 9-24	7-1	179	90	Lou Holtz
Texas	9-3	221	104	Lost 7-14	6-2	160	74	Fred Akers
Baylor	8-4	258	187	Won 24-18	5-3	159	117	Grant Teaff
Texas A&M	6-5	243	159		4-4	182	120	Tom Wilson
Southern Methodist	5-6	226	236		3-5	155	203	Ron Meyer
Texas Christian	2-8-1	127	226		1-6-1	70	155	F.A. Dry
Rice	1-10	121	418		0-8	76	291	Ray Alborn

1979 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1979 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.