The 1969 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 3–7 record (2–5 against SWC opponents), tied for sixth place in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 225 to 168.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.
| 1969 Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Southwest Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–5 SWC) |
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| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| No. 1 Texas $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Arkansas | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baylor | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Stahle Vincent with 556 passing yards, tailback Mike Spruill with 440 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Bob Brown with 375 receiving yards.[2] Vincent was the first African-American to be the starting quarterback for a Southwest Conference football team.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 20 | VMI* | W 55–0 | 18,000 | [3] | |||
| September 27 | LSU* |
| L 0–42 | 55,000 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at California* | L 21–31 | 33,702 | ||||
| October 18 | SMU |
| L 14–34 | 30,000 | |||
| October 25 | at No. 2 Texas | L 0–31 | 61,500 | [5] | |||
| November 1 | at Texas Tech | L 14–24 | 38,500 | ||||
| November 8 | No. 4 Arkansas |
| L 6–30 | 32,290 | |||
| November 15 | Texas A&M |
| W 7–6 | 41,000 | [6] | ||
| November 22 | at TCU | L 17–21 | 19,786 | [7] | |||
| November 29 | Baylor |
| W 34–6 | 17,000 | [8] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1969 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ "1969 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "Owls Vent Frustration On Hapless VMI, 55-0". The Austin American. September 21, 1969. p. D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Overwhelming LSU crushes Rice, 42–0". The Odessa American. September 28, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Longhorns shut out Rice Owls 31–0". The El Paso Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved May 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice Shocks Aggies". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 16, 1969. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Galyn Wilkins (November 23, 1969). "Purples Strike Late to Skin Owls, 21-17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls Massacre Lowly Bears, 34-6". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 30, 1969. p. 1B.