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1976 Rice Owls football team

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1976 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Houston + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 13 Texas Tech + 7 1 0 10 2 0
No. 7 Texas A&M 6 2 0 10 2 0
Baylor 4 3 1 7 3 1
Texas 4 4 0 5 5 1
Arkansas 3 4 1 5 5 1
Rice 2 6 0 3 8 0
SMU 2 6 0 3 8 0
TCU 0 8 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Utah*W 43–2217,000[3]
September 25at No. 15 LSU*L 0–3167,260[4]
October 2Texas
L 15–4257,000
October 9at TCUW 26–23
October 16No. 10 Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–3723,500
October 23at Texas A&ML 34–5747,354
October 30at No. 14 ArkansasL 16–4143,908
November 6SMU
W 41–3418,000
November 13Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–3810,000
November 20at Florida*L 22–5053,275[5]
November 27No. 7 Houston
L 20–4232,212
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1976 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 80 Doug Cunningham Jr
QB 9 Tommy Kramer Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 67 Kevin O’Connell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

References

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  1. ^ "1976 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 Owls rip Utah, 43–22". The Odessa American. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Robiskie LSU rip Rice, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1976. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gators regain scoring punch". Panama City News-Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.