1977 Rice Owls football team

1977 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Homer Rice (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1977 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Texas $	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Arkansas	7	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Texas A&M	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Houston	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Baylor	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
SMU	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	Idaho*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 31–10	14,000
September 17	No. 19 Florida*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 3–48	24,000
September 24	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–77
October 1	at No. 8 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 15–72	47,500
October 8	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 15–35	12,000
October 15	at No. 15 Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 7–42	42,689
October 22	No. 12 Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–28	57,500
October 29	No. 8 Arkansas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–30	20,000
November 5	at SMU	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (rivalry)	L 24–41	6,918
November 12	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–24	25,000
November 26	Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–51	25,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game