1967 Rice Owls football team

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1967 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1967 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas A&M $6–1–07–4–0
Texas Tech5–2–06–4–0
Texas4–3–06–4–0
TCU4–3–04–6–0
Arkansas3–3–14–5–1
SMU3–4–03–7–0
Rice2–5–04–6–0
Baylor0–6–11–8–1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bo Hagan, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–5 against SWC opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 175 to 164.[1] The team played its home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

The team's statistical leaders included Robert Hailey with 1,437 passing yards, Terry Shelton with 651 rushing yards, Larry Davis with 708 receiving yards, and Lester Lehman and Terry Shelton with 30 points each.[2] Three Rice players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) as first-team players on the 1967 All-Southwest Conference football team: offensive tackle Leland Winston; defensive end Jay Collins; and defensive halfback Hugo Hollas.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at LSU*
L 14–2066,000[3]
September 30Navy*
W 21–731,000[4]
October 14Northwestern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 50–623,000[5]
October 21SMU
W 14–1042,000[6]
October 28at Texas
L 6–2866,000[7]
November 4at Texas Tech
L 10–2445,150[8]
November 11Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 9–2334,000[9]
November 18Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 3–1858,000[10]
November 25at TCU
L 10–1416,674[11]
December 2Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–2518,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "1967 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. "1967 Rice Owls Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  3. "LSU rally overtakes spunky Owls, 20–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 24, 1967. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Owls fly over Navy, 21–7". The Orange Leader. October 1, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rice rolls past'Cats in big way". Sunday Times-Democrat. October 15, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Rice comeback nips Ponies". Brownwood Bulletin. October 22, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Texas Longhorns shoot down the Rice Owls, 28–6". Longview Morning Journal. October 29, 1967. Retrieved May 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tech trips Rice Owls". The Marshall News Messenger. November 5, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Razorbacks come alive, devour Rice". St. Petersburg Times. November 12, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "It was a Cotton-pickin' ball as Ags beat Rice, 'Horns fell". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Frogs' rally topples Rice Owls by 14–10". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 1967. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Owls Edge Last-Place Bears by 2". The Austin American. December 3, 1967. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "1967–68 NCAA Statistics (Rice)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 24, 2025.