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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.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 |
Utah* | | W 43–22 | 17,000 | |
September 25 | at No. 15
LSU* | | L 0–31 | 67,260 |
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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 |
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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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Roster
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
Pos. |
# |
Name |
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
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Injured
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Redshirt
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References
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