1983 Rice Owls football team

1983 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Ray Alborn (6th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1983 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–45	30,000	[3]
September 10	Minnesota*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–21	10,000	[4]
September 17	LSU*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–24	34,000	[5]
September 24	Southwestern Louisiana*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 22–21	10,000	[6]
October 1	at No. 2 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 6–42	70,005	[7]
October 8	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 3–34	10,000	[8]
October 15	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 3–14	43,611	[9]
October 22	Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–29	40,000	[10]
October 29	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 0–35	52,986	[11]
November 5	at No. 8 SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 6–20	28,750	[12]
November 12	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–48	26,500	[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.