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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: Fred Goldsmith
Conference: Southwest-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024
1991 Season Highlights
 Fred Goldsmith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1991 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Northwestern  36   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Tulane  28   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Iowa State  27   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Texas  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Baylor  20   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Texas Christian  28   39   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Texas Tech  20   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Texas A&M  21   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Southern Methodist  31   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Houston  21   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Arkansas  0   20   L    @ Little Rock, AR   
 
1991 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored239
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed287
  Defense Average26.1
  Opponents Record54-69
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record0-4
  Away Record4-3
1991 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1991 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 6-5315272 5-3244215  Spike Dykes
Texas A&M 10-2404154Lost  2-108-028995  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 8-4282204Lost  0-245-3192138  Grant Teaff
Arkansas 6-6175203Lost  15-245-3131117  Jack Crowe
Texas Christian 7-4279267 4-4173223  Jim Wacker
Texas 5-6195145 4-4169111  David McWilliams
Houston 4-7353344 3-5260250  John Jenkins
Rice 4-7239287 2-6148233  Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist 1-10141359 0-873297  Tom Rossley

1991 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1991 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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