1968 Rice Owls football team
The 1968 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 0–9–1 record, finished last in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 326 to 156.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
1968 record | 0–9–1 (0–7 SWC) |
Head coach | Bo Hagan (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Arkansas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Texas + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 SMU | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Robby Shelton with 594 passing yards and 681 rushing yards, Larry Davis with 410 receiving yards, and Tony Conley with 48 points scored.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 21 | at Washington* | T 35–35 | 50,038 | [3] | |||
September 28 | No. 14 LSU* | L 7–21 | |||||
October 5 | No. 15 Tennessee* |
| L 0–52 | ||||
October 19 | at SMU | L 24–32 | |||||
October 26 | No. 13 Texas |
| L 14–38 | ||||
November 2 | Texas Tech |
| L 15–38 | ||||
November 9 | at No. 14 Arkansas |
| L 21–46 | 43,817 | |||
November 16 | at Texas A&M | L 14–24 | |||||
November 23 | TCU |
| L 14–24 | ||||
November 30 | at Baylor | L 7–16 | |||||
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References
- "1968 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "1968 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "Washington rallies to salvage 35-35 tie". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. September 22, 1968. p. 2, sports.
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