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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: Ray Alborn
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 Ray Alborn enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Clemson  3   19   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Tulane  14   35   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Louisiana State  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Texas  28   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Texas Christian  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Texas Tech  3   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas A&M  10   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Arkansas  17   16   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Southern Methodist  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Baylor  6   16   L       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Houston  35   7   W       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed215
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record69-58
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record4-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1980 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 5-6178188 3-5112155  Rex Dockery
Baylor 10-2317159Lost  2-308-020877  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 8-4324192Lost  45-465-3168100  Ron Meyer
Houston 7-5236181Won  35-05-3157121  Bill Yeoman
Texas 7-5267214Lost  7-164-4170168  Fred Akers
Rice 5-6175215 4-4141154  Ray Alborn
Arkansas 7-5272236Won  34-153-5165184  Lou Holtz
Texas A&M 4-7154259 3-5122172  Tom Wilson
Texas Christian 1-10143295 1-7116228  F.A. Dry

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.