The 1967 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against SWC opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 175 to 164.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1967 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Texas A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Robert Hailey with 1,437 passing yards, Terry Shelton with 651 rushing yards, Larry Davis with 708 receiving yards, and Lester Lehman and Terry Shelton with 30 points each.[2] Three Rice players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as first-team players on the 1967 All-Southwest Conference football team: offensive tackle Leland Winston; defensive end Jay Collins; and defensive halfback Hugo Hollas.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at LSU* | L 14–20 | 66,000 | [3] | |||
| September 30 | Navy* | W 21–7 | |||||
| October 14 | Northwestern* |
| W 50–6 | ||||
| October 21 | SMU |
| W 14–10 | 42,000 | |||
| October 28 | at Texas | L 6–28 | 66,000 | [4] | |||
| November 4 | at Texas Tech | L 10–24 | 45,150 | ||||
| November 11 | Arkansas |
| L 9–23 | 34,000 | |||
| November 18 | Texas A&M |
| L 3–18 | ||||
| November 25 | at TCU | L 10–14 | |||||
| December 2 | Baylor |
| W 27–25 | 18,000 | [5] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1967 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "1967 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "LSU rally overtakes spunky Owls, 20–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns shoot down the Rice Owls, 28–6". Longview Morning Journal. October 29, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls Edge Last-Place Bears by 2". The Austin American. December 3, 1967. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.