1983 Rice
1–10 (0–8 Southwest Conference), coached by Ray Alborn. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisiana 22–21Sep 24
By 1 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Houston | L 14–45 | 34% |
| Sep 10 | vs Minnesota | L 17–21 | 48% |
| Sep 17 | vs LSU | L 10–24 | 25% |
| Sep 24 | vs Louisiana | W 22–21 | 42% |
| Oct 1 | at 2Texas | L 6–42 | 9% |
| Oct 8 | vs TCU | L 3–34 | 48% |
| Oct 15 | at Texas Tech | L 3–14 | 22% |
| Oct 22 | vs Texas A&M | L 10–29 | 27% |
| Oct 29 | at Arkansas | L 0–35 | 8% |
| Nov 5 | at 8SMU | L 6–20 | 5% |
| Nov 12 | at Baylor | L 14–48 | 10% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Baylor 48–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 9th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 114th-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
- 105–333
- Coach
- Ray Alborn
- Elo
- 1240 −119 this season
- SP+ rating
- -28.1 No. 107 of 108; offense No. 107, defense No. 100
- SRS
- −21.8 No. 109 of 112 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1983 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8–0 | 11–1 | 5 |
| SMU | 7–1 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Baylor | 4–3–1 | 7–4–1 | |
| Texas A&M | 4–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Arkansas | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–4–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| Houston | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| TCU | 1–6–1 | 1–8–2 | |
 Rice | 0–8 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.