1976 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 010 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 010 2 0
Baylor 4 3 17 3 1
Texas 4 4 05 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 15 5 1
Rice 2 6 03 8 0
SMU 2 6 03 8 0
TCU 0 8 00 11 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1976 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Utah*W 43–2217,000
September 25at No. 15 LSU*L 0–3167,260[3]
October 2Texas
L 15–4257,000
October 9at TCUW 26–23
October 16No. 10 Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3723,500
October 23at Texas A&ML 34–5747,354
October 30at No. 14 ArkansasL 16–4143,908
November 6SMU
W 41–3418,000
November 13Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–3810,000
November 20at Florida*L 22–5053,275[4]
November 27No. 7 Houston
L 20–4232,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1976 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 80 Doug Cunningham Jr
QB 9 Tommy Kramer Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 67 Kevin O’Connell Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "1976 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. "Robiskie LSU rip Rice, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gators regain scoring punch". Panama City News-Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.