1978 Rice
2–9 (2–6 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Alborn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Baylor 24–10Nov 18
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs 20Iowa State | L 19–23 | 28% |
| Sep 16 | vs 7Texas | L 0–34 | 18% |
| Sep 23 | at 3Oklahoma | L 7–66 | 8% |
| Sep 30 | vs 11LSU | L 7–37 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | at TCU | W 21–14 | 35% |
| Oct 21 | vs Texas Tech | L 28–42 | 28% |
| Oct 28 | at Texas A&M | L 21–38 | 13% |
| Nov 4 | at 17Arkansas | L 7–37 | 9% |
| Nov 11 | vs SMU | L 0–58 | 33% |
| Nov 18 | vs Baylor | W 24–10 | 30% |
| Dec 2 | at 9Houston | L 25–49 | 8% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 49–25; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 101st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 2–6 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 159–408
- Coach
- Ray Alborn
- Elo
- 1315 −28 this season
- SP+ rating
- -4.4 No. 86 of 133; offense No. 39, defense No. 122
- SRS
- −2.9 No. 77 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 9–3 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 6–2 | 9–2–1 | 11 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 9–3 | 9 |
| Texas Tech | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 8–4 | 19 |
| SMU | 3–5 | 4–6–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–5 | 3–8 | |
 Rice | 2–6 | 2–9 | |
| TCU | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.