The 1968 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 0–9–1 record, finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 326 to 156.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1968 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 0–9–1 (0–7 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 SMU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Robby Shelton with 594 passing yards and 681 rushing yards, Larry Davis with 410 receiving yards, and Tony Conley with 48 points scored.[2]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 21 | at Washington* | T 35–35 | 50,038 | [3] | |||
| September 28 | No. 14 LSU* | L 7–21 | 59,000 | [4] | |||
| October 5 | No. 15 Tennessee* |
| L 0–52 | 25,000 | [5] | ||
| October 19 | at SMU | L 24–32 | |||||
| October 26 | No. 13 Texas |
| L 14–38 | 68,500 | [6] | ||
| November 2 | Texas Tech |
| L 15–38 | 20,000 | |||
| November 9 | at No. 14 Arkansas | L 21–46 | 43,817 | ||||
| November 16 | at Texas A&M | L 14–24 | |||||
| November 23 | TCU |
| L 14–24 | ||||
| November 30 | at Baylor | L 7–16 | |||||
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References edit
- ^ "1968 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "1968 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.
- ^ "LSU Tigers tame Rice Owls, 21–7". The Odessa American. September 29, 1968. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee Vols bombard Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. October 6, 1968. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gilbert sparks Texas over Rice Owls, 38–14". The Galveston Daily News. October 27, 1968. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.