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American college football season
The 1978 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 9 | No. 20 Iowa State* | | L 19–23 | 17,500 |
September 16 | No. 7 Texas | | L 0–34 | 62,000 |
September 23 | at No. 3 Oklahoma* | | L 7–66 | 71,774 |
September 30 | No. 11 LSU* | | L 7–37 | |
October 14 | at TCU | | W 21–14 | |
October 21 | Texas Tech | | L 28–42 | 20,000 |
October 28 | at Texas A&M | | L 28–42 | |
November 4 | at No. 17 Arkansas | | L 7–37 | 45,709 |
November 11 | SMU | | L 0–58 | 14,000 |
November 18 | Baylor | | W 24–10 | 13,000 |
December 2 | at No. 9 Houston | | L 25–49 | 33,186 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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