1980 Rice Owls football team

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]

1980 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1980 record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 13at Clemson*L 3–1960,361
September 20at Tulane*L 14–35
September 27LSU*W 17–7
October 4No. 5 Texas
L 28–4163,163
October 11at TCUW 28–24
October 18Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–1010,000
October 25at Texas A&MW 10–6
November 1at ArkansasW 17–1653,858
November 8No. 18 SMU
L 14–3423,000
November 15No. 12 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–1626,000
November 29at HoustonW 35–729,950
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1980 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.
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