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Rice Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Al Conover enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Houston  24   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Vanderbilt  6   9   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Louisiana State  13   16   L    @ Shreveport, LA   
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Mississippi State  14   28   #Won       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Southern Methodist  28   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas  9   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Texas Tech  24   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Arkansas  16   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Texas A&M  14   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Texas Christian  21   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Baylor  7   25   L       
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record3-8
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average16.0
  Points Allowed252
  Defense Average22.9
  Opponents Record60-61
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record1-3
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1975 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 6-5272251 4-3173165  Steve Sloan
Arkansas 10-2336123Won  31-106-119578  Frank Broyles
Texas 10-2401181Won  38-216-1211119  Darrell Royal
Texas A&M 10-2265124Lost  0-206-116683  Emory Bellard
Southern Methodist 4-7208301 2-5131210  Dave Smith
Baylor 3-6-2181235 2-5124177  Grant Teaff
Rice 3-8176252 1-6119192  Al Conover
Texas Christian 1-10103325 1-672167  Jim Shofner

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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