1979 Rice
1–10 (0–8 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Alborn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulane 21–17Sep 15
By 4 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8 | at SMU | L 17–35 | 28% |
| Sep 15 | vs Tulane | W 21–17 | 40% |
| Sep 22 | at LSU | L 3–47 | 17% |
| Sep 29 | vs 3Oklahoma | L 21–63 | 16% |
| Oct 6 | at 4Texas | L 9–26 | 10% |
| Oct 13 | vs TCU | L 7–17 | 64% |
| Oct 20 | at Texas Tech | L 7–30 | 19% |
| Oct 27 | vs Texas A&M | L 15–41 | 22% |
| Nov 3 | vs 9Arkansas | L 7–34 | 11% |
| Nov 17 | at 20Baylor | L 14–45 | 12% |
| Dec 1 | vs 10Houston | L 0–63 | 11% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 63–0; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 106th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 0–8 9th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 121–418
- Coach
- Ray Alborn
- Elo
- 1278 −99 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.4 No. 107 of 135; offense No. 60, defense No. 122
- SRS
- −7.6 No. 101 of 140 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1980
The 1980 draft| Rd 1 | Earl Cooper RB | San Francisco 49ers |
1979 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 7–1 | 11–1 | 5 |
| Arkansas | 7–1 | 10–2 | 8 |
| Texas | 6–2 | 9–3 | 12 |
| Baylor | 5–3 | 8–4 | 14 |
| Texas A&M | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| SMU | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Texas Tech | 2–5–1 | 3–6–2 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 2–8–1 | |
 Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.