Rice
SWC · 1978 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras
1978 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 12 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE)H2H | IND B8 | 8–4 | L 19–23 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Texas (TEXAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 0–34 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 7–66 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  LSUH2H |  SEC | 8–4 | L 7–37 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  TCUH2H | IND SWC | 2–9 | W 21–14 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)H2H | IND SWC | 7–4 | L 28–42 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H | IND SWC | 8–4 | L 21–38 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H | IND SWC | 9–2–1 | L 7–37 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  SMUH2H | IND SWC | 4–6–1 | L 0–58 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  Baylor (BAYLOR)H2H | IND SWC | 3–8 | W 24–10 |
| 14 | Regular Season Final · Dec 5 |  Houston (HOUSTON)H2H | IND SWC | 9–3 | L 25–49 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Baylor +3
- TCU +2
- Oklahoma -1
- Arkansas -2
- Texas -3
- Houston -3
- Iowa State -4
- LSU -4
- Texas Tech -4
- Texas A&M -4
- SMU -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.182 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.