The Rice Owls were 5-5 in 1970.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
6-1 | 9-2 | ||
5-2 | 8-4 | ||
3-4 | 5-5 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 | ||
3-4 | 4-6-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 10 | 168 | 2,546 | 659 | 3.9 | 1,728 | 484 | 3.6 | 818 | 175 | 4.7 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 92nd | 108th | 114th | 93rd | 62nd | 81st | 51st | 114th | 101st | 110th | |||||||||
Opponent | 10 | 175 | 3,158 | 4.2 | 2,072 | 559 | 3.7 | 1,086 | 191 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 76th | 38th | 42nd | 85th | 89th | 72nd | 12th | 10th | 40th | ||||||||||
Net | -7 | -612 | +659 | -0.3 | -344 | -75 | -0.1 | -268 | -16 | -1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 81st | 86th | 114th | 72nd | 77th | 88th | 62nd | 77th | 73rd | 82nd |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 6 | .500 | |
| 2 | 2 | 10 | .167 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |