1982 Rice Owls football team

1982 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	0–11 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Ray Alborn (5th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1982 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 SMU $	7	–	0	–	1			11	–	0	–	1
No. 17 Texas	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Arkansas	5	–	2	–	1			9	–	2	–	1
Houston	4	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Baylor	3	–	4	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Tech	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
TCU	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled an 0–11 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Southwestern Louisiana*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–21
September 18	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA	L 6–30	33,460
September 25	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 13–52
October 2	No. 15 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 7–34	50,000
October 9	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 16–24
October 16	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 21–23	25,000
October 23	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 7–49
October 30	at No. 5 Arkansas	Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	L 6–24	44,620
November 6	No. 2 SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–41	25,000
November 13	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 13–35	12,000
November 27	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–28	20,103
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game