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The 1978 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

Record2–9 (2–6 SWC)
Headcoach
HomestadiumRice Stadium
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1978 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
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1978 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Houston $7–1–09–3–0
No. 11 Arkansas6–2–09–2–1
No. 9 Texas6–2–09–3–0
Texas Tech5–3–07–4–0
No. 19 Texas A&M4–4–08–4–0
SMU3–5–04–6–1
Baylor3–5–03–8–0
Rice2–6–02–9–0
TCU0–8–02–9–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9No. 20 Iowa State*L 19–2317,500[3]
September 16No. 7 Texas
L 0–3462,000[4]
September 23at No. 3 Oklahoma*L 7–6671,774[5]
September 30No. 11 LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–3750,000[6]
October 14at TCUW 21–1434,433[7]
October 21Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4220,000[8]
October 28at Texas A&ML 28–4251,461[9]
November 4at No. 17 ArkansasL 7–3745,709[10]
November 11SMU
L 0–5814,000[11]
November 18Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–1013,000[12]
December 2at No. 9 HoustonL 25–4933,186[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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