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-
1998 Season Highlights
Ken Hatfield enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
Southern Methodist
23
17
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Purdue
19
21
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
Northwestern
14
23
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Texas
21
59
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @
San Jose State
17
20
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Tulsa
14
10
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Wyoming
24
34
L
Sat., Oct. 31 vs.
Colorado State
35
23
W
Sat., Nov. 7 @
Texas Christian
14
12
W
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Nevada Las Vegas
38
16
W
Sat., Nov. 21 @
Air Force
16
22
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 235
Scoring Average 21.4
Points Allowed 257
Defense Average 23.4
Opponents Record 69-62
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.