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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: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Ken Hatfield enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Air Force  12   41   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Tulane  30   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Northwestern  40   34   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  vs. Texas  31   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  @ Tulsa  42   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Brigham Young  27   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ New Mexico  35   23   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Southern Methodist  6   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Texas Christian  38   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Utah  14   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Texas El Paso  31   13   W       
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored306
  Scoring Average27.8
  Points Allowed285
  Defense Average25.9
  Opponents Record60-66
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-2
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Colorado State 11-2477203Won  35-248-1341111  Sonny Lubick
New Mexico 9-4404274Lost  14-206-3271198  Dennis Franchione
Brigham Young 6-5250254 4-4175167  Lavell Edwards
Air Force 10-3279190Lost  13-416-2201129  Fisher DeBerry
Rice 7-4306285 5-3205189  Ken Hatfield
Fresno State 6-6318288 5-3208166  Pat Hill
Utah 6-5253200 5-3199127  Ron McBride
Wyoming 7-6322227 4-4175130  Dana Dimel
Southern Methodist 6-5247237 4-3157145  Mike Cavan
San Diego State 5-7257333 4-4171199  Ted Tollner
San Jose State 4-7225387 4-4191277  Dave Baldwin
Texas El Paso 4-7162311 3-5128201  Charlie Bailey
Nevada Las Vegas 3-8281332 2-6205260  Jeff Horton
Tulsa 2-9258426 2-5179263  Dave Rader
Hawaii 3-9189308 1-796238  Fred vonAppen
Texas Christian 1-10172325 1-5100192  Pat Sullivan

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 All Western Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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