1970 Rice Owls football team
The 1970 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–4 against SWC opponents), tied for fourth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 175 to 168.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1970 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| 1970 record | 5–5 (3–4 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Arkansas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Philip Wood with 489 passing yards and 30 points scored, Stahle Vincent with 453 rushing yards, and Mike Philips with 192 receiving yards.[2] Two Rice players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1970 All-Southwest Conference football team: middle guard Roger Roitsch and defensive back Bucky Allhouse.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 19 | VMI* | W 42–0 | |||||
| September 26 | at LSU* | L 0–24 | |||||
| October 3 | California* |
| W 28–0 | 22,000 | |||
| October 17 | at SMU | L 0–10 | |||||
| October 24 | No. 2 Texas |
| L 21–45 | ||||
| October 31 | Texas Tech |
| L 0–3 | ||||
| November 7 | at No. 7 Arkansas | L 14–38 | 40,000 | ||||
| November 14 | at Texas A&M | W 18–17 | |||||
| November 21 | TCU |
| W 17–15 | ||||
| November 28 | at Baylor | W 28–23 | 22,000 | [3] | |||
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References
- "1970 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "1970 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- "Owls Say Adios To Bo With Win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 29, 1970. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.