1969 Rice Owls football team

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
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 SWC)
Head coach	Bo Hagan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		VMI*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 55–0	18,000	[3]
September 27		LSU*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–42	55,000	[4]
October 4	1:31 p.m.	at California*	Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 21–31	37,000	[5]
October 18		SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 14–34	30,000	[6]
October 25		at No. 2 Texas	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 0–31	61,500	[7]
November 1		at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 14–24	38,500	[8]
November 8		No. 4 Arkansas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–30	43,140	[9]
November 15		Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 7–6	41,000	[10]
November 22		at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 17–21	19,786	[11]
November 29		Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–6	17,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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