1977 Rice Owls football team

1977 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1977 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Arkansas 7 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Texas A&M 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Houston 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Baylor 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
SMU 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

Coach Rice departed following the season to become head coach of the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Idaho*
W 31–1014,000[3]
September 17No. 19 Florida*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–4824,000[4]
September 24at LSU*
L 0–7767,844[5]
October 1at No. 8 Texas
L 15–7247,500[6]
October 8TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–3512,000[7]
October 15at No. 15 Texas Tech
L 7–4242,689[8]
October 22No. 12 Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–2857,500[9]
October 29No. 8 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–3020,000[10]
November 5at SMU
L 24–416,918[11]
November 12at Baylor
L 14–2425,000[12]
November 26Houston
L 21–5125,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1977 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. ^ Payne, Bob (September 11, 1977). "Owls rap Vandals in opener". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. D1.
  4. ^ "Wilder, LeCount direct Florida's rout of Rice". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU crushes Rice, 77–0". The Paducah Sun-Democrat. September 25, 1977. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Longhorns pile up 72 more points". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "TCU ends long losing streak". Del Rio News Herald. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Red Raiders blitz Rice, 42–7". Corsicana Daily Sun. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas A&M gets by Rice, 28–14". Del Rio News Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Razorbacks bowl over hapless Owls". Abilene Reporter-News. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ford smashes Owls, 41–24". Abilene Reporter-News. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor runs over Rice, 24–14". The Victoria Advocate. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Houston wins; Owls continue losing streak". Pampa Daily News. November 27, 1977. Retrieved March 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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