1983 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 12 SMU 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Baylor 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Texas A&M 4 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Arkansas 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 6 – 1 1 – 8 – 2
Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach Ray Alborn, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Houston
L 14–4530,000[3]
September 10Minnesota*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–2110,000[4]
September 17LSU*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2434,000[5]
September 24Southwestern Louisiana*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 22–2110,000[6]
October 1at No. 2 Texas
L 6–4270,005[7]
October 8TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–3410,000[8]
October 15at Texas Tech
L 3–1443,611[9]
October 22Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2940,000[10]
October 29at Arkansas
L 0–3552,986[11]
November 5at No. 8 SMU
L 6–2028,750[12]
November 12at Baylor
L 14–4826,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1983 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Cougars thinking Cotton". The Marshall News Messenger. September 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "97-yard drive rallies "U" to 21–17 win". Star Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU handles surprising Rice". The Daily Advertiser. September 18, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "USL lifts burden from Rice". Daily World. September 25, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Moerschell, Simmons pace Texas in rout of Rice Owls". The Shreveport Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "TCU rambles past Rice, 34–3". Longview News-Journal. October 9, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Raiders overcome Rice with 4th quarter rally". Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas A&M subdues stubborn Rice, 29–10". Longview News-Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Arkansas 35, Rice 0". The Galveston Daily News. October 30, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "SMU holds off Rice, 20–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 6, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor whips Rice, 48–14". Abilene Reporter-News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved December 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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