1987 Rice Owls football team

The 1987 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

1987 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1987 record2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Arkansas 5 2 0  9 4 0
Texas 5 2 0  7 5 0
Texas Tech 3 3 1  6 4 1
Baylor 3 4 0  6 5 0
TCU 3 4 0  5 6 0
Houston 2 4 1  4 6 1
Rice 0 8 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5Lamar*W 34–30
September 12at Indiana*L 13–3538,132
September 19at No. 4 LSU*L 16–4973,558
September 26Southwest Texas State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–26
October 3at TexasL 26–4554,740
October 10TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16–30
October 17at Texas TechL 7–5925,314
October 24Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3432,500
October 31Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–3813,200
November 14at BaylorL 31–3420,075
November 28Houston
L 21–4510,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1987 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
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