1980 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1980 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 Baylor $ 8 0 010 2 0
No. 20 SMU 5 3 08 4 0
Houston 5 3 07 5 0
Texas 4 4 07 5 0
Rice 4 4 05 6 0
Arkansas 3 5 07 5 0
Texas A&M 3 5 04 7 0
Texas Tech 3 5 05 6 0
TCU 1 7 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Clemson*L 3–1960,361
September 20at Tulane*L 14–35
September 27LSU*W 17–741,000[3]
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

Roster

1980 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 8 Scott Clements So
WR 2 Hosea Fortune Jr
OT 51 Darryl Grant Sr
QB 12 Robert Hoffmann Jr
RB 39 Frank Wilson Sr
WR 87 Bobby Williams Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 63 Tom Adams Sr
DE 93 Dennis Berry Jr
DB 25 David Darr Sr
S 5 Michael Downs Sr
LB 43 Lamont Jefferson Sr
DB 40 Otis Mack Sr
DT 72 Bryan Phillips Sr
DT 75 Rodney Williams Jr
LB 28 Robert Williamson Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 7 Dale Walters So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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.
  3. "Rice upsets LSU, 17–7". The Odessa American. September 28, 1980. Retrieved October 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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