Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Ken Hatfield Conference: Western Athletic-
1997 Season Highlights
Ken Hatfield enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Air Force
12
41
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Tulane
30
24
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Northwestern
40
34
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
Texas
31
38
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Tulsa
42
24
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Brigham Young
27
14
W
Sat., Oct. 18 @
New Mexico
35
23
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Southern Methodist
6
24
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Texas Christian
38
19
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Utah
14
31
L
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Texas El Paso
31
13
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 7-4
Points Scored 306
Scoring Average 27.8
Points Allowed 285
Defense Average 25.9
Opponents Record 60-66
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.