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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: Jerry Berndt
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Jerry Berndt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Lamar  28   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Southern Methodist  3   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. Texas State  6   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Texas  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Texas Christian  37   31   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Texas Tech  21   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Texas A&M  10   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Arkansas  14   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Baylor  17   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Air Force  21   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  @ Houston  14   13   W       
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored185
  Scoring Average16.8
  Points Allowed330
  Defense Average30.0
  Opponents Record59-55
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record2-5
  Away Record2-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1986 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 7-5271268Lost  17-205-3188173  David McWilliams
Texas A&M 9-3372215Lost  12-287-1279117  Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas 9-3311184Lost  8-426-2206114  Ken Hatfield
Baylor 9-3325207Won  21-96-2221146  Grant Teaff
Southern Methodist 6-5245282 5-3185162  Bobby Collins
Texas 5-6229245 4-4170142  Fred Akers
Rice 4-7185330 2-6130268  Jerry Berndt
Texas Christian 3-8259376 1-7156299  Jim Wacker
Houston 1-10125267 0-880194  Bill Yeoman

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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