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Rice Owls

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

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1912 <-- 1993 <- 1994 -> 1995 --> 2024

1994 Season Highlights

Ken Hatfield enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.

The Owls won the Southwest Conference Championship.

1994 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Tulane	13	15	L
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Kansas State	18	27	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Iowa State	28	18	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Texas Tech	24	21	W
Sun., Oct. 16	vs. Texas	19	17	W
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Texas A&M	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Texas Christian	25	27	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Southern Methodist	17	10	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Baylor	14	19	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Navy	17	29	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Houston	31	13	W

1994 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	206
Scoring Average	18.7
Points Allowed	203
Defense Average	18.5
Opponents Record	53-70
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1994 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1994 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-6	312	246	Lost 14-55	4-3	195	94	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-0-1	319	147		6-0-1	198	93	R.C. Slocum
Texas	8-4	366	291	Won 35-31	4-3	223	172	John Mackovic
Baylor	7-5	362	277	Lost 3-10	4-3	220	197	Chuck Reedy
Texas Christian	7-5	302	301	Lost 10-20	4-3	170	176	Pat Sullivan
Rice	5-6	206	203		4-3	130	114	Ken Hatfield
Houston	1-10	115	402		1-6	95	267	Kim Helton
Southern Methodist	1-9-1	197	343		0-6-1	115	233	Tom Rossley

1994 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1994 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.