The 1980 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 SWC) |
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Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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No. 14 Baylor $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 SMU | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Owls' 17-7 victory vs. LSU ended a 13-game winless streak vs. the Bayou Bengals. It was Rice's first victory vs. LSU since 1966, the last season the Owls were coached by the legendary Jess Neely.
Schedule edit
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 13 | at Clemson* | L 3–19 | 60,361 | [3] | |
September 20 | at Tulane* | L 14–35 | |||
September 27 | LSU* | W 17–7 | 41,000 | [4] | |
October 4 | No. 5 Texas |
| L 28–41 | 63,163 | |
October 11 | at TCU | W 28–24 | |||
October 18 | Texas Tech |
| L 3–10 | 10,000 | |
October 25 | at Texas A&M | W 10–6 | |||
November 1 | at Arkansas | W 17–16 | 53,858 | ||
November 8 | No. 18 SMU |
| L 14–34 | 23,000 | |
November 15 | No. 12 Baylor |
| L 6–16 | 26,000 | |
November 29 | at Houston |
| W 35–7 | 29,950 | |
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Roster edit
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References edit
- ^ "1980 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ^ "Jordan, Ariri key Clemson over Rice". The Victoria Advocate. September 14, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice upsets LSU, 17–7". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.