1983 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 12 SMU 7 –1 –010 –2 –0
Baylor 4 –3 –17 –4 –1
Texas A&M 4 –3 –15 –5 –1
Arkansas 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –4 –13 –7 –1
Houston 3 –5 –04 –7 –0
TCU 1 –6 –11 –8 –2
Rice 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Houston
L 14–4530,000[3]
September 10Minnesota*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–2110,000[4]
September 17LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2434,000[5]
September 24Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 22–2110,000[6]
October 1at No. 2 Texas
L 6–4270,005[7]
October 8TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–3410,000[8]
October 15at Texas Tech
L 3–1443,611[9]
October 22Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2940,000[10]
October 29at Arkansas
L 0–3552,986[11]
November 5at No. 8 SMU
L 6–2028,750[12]
November 12at Baylor
L 14–4826,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ↑ "1983 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cougars thinking Cotton". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "97-yard drive rallies "U" to 21–17 win". Star Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "LSU handles surprising Rice". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "USL lifts burden from Rice". Daily World. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Moerschell, Simmons pace Texas in rout of Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "TCU rambles past Rice, 34–3". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Raiders overcome Rice with 4th quarter rally". Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Texas A&M subdues stubborn Rice, 29–10". Longview News-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Arkansas 35, Rice 0". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "SMU holds off Rice, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Baylor whips Rice, 48–14". Abilene Reporter-News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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