| Year: | 1976 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Homer Rice |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
The 1976 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their first year under head coach Homer Rice, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1] [2]