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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Watson Brown
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024
1984 Season Highlights
 Watson Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1984 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Minnesota  24   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Lamar  36   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Miami  3   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Texas  13   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Texas Christian  24   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Texas Tech  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas A&M  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Arkansas  6   28   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Southern Methodist  17   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Baylor  40   46   L       
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Houston  26   38   L       
 
1984 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored213
  Scoring Average19.4
  Points Allowed382
  Defense Average34.7
  Opponents Record66-49
  Conference Record0-8
  Home Record1-4
  Away Record0-6
1984 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1984 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7200212 2-6112159  Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist 10-2328198Won  27-206-2198144  Bobby Collins
Houston 7-5266267Lost  28-456-2173140  Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian 8-4376280Lost  14-315-3224218  Jim Wacker
Arkansas 7-4-1268159Lost  15-215-3188105  Ken Hatfield
Texas 7-4-1264261Lost  17-555-3169161  Fred Akers
Baylor 5-6248261 4-4182178  Grant Teaff
Texas A&M 6-5245217 3-5165162  Jackie Sherrill
Rice 1-10213382 0-8150294  Watson Brown

1984 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1984 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.