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American college football season
The 1976 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Utah* | | W 43–22 | 17,000 | [3] |
September 25 | at No. 15 LSU* | | L 0–31 | 67,260 | [4] |
October 2 | Texas | | L 15–42 | 57,000 | |
October 9 | at TCU | | W 26–23 | | |
October 16 | No. 10 Texas Tech | | L 13–37 | 23,500 | |
October 23 | at Texas A&M | | L 34–57 | 47,354 | |
October 30 | at No. 14 Arkansas | | L 16–41 | 43,908 | |
November 6 | SMU | | W 41–34 | 18,000 | |
November 13 | Baylor | | L 6–38 | 10,000 | |
November 20 | at Florida* | | L 22–50 | 53,275 | [5] |
November 27 | No. 7 Houston | | L 20–42 | 32,212 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1976 Rice Owls football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Class
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DT
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67
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Kevin O’Connell
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Jr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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- ^ "1976 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.
- ^ "Rice Owls rip Utah, 43–22". The Odessa American. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Robiskie LSU rip Rice, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators regain scoring punch". Panama City News-Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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