Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891 Stadium: Rice Stadium Capacity: 70,000 Colors: Dark Blue & Gray Coach: Jerry Berndt Conference: Southwest-
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1987 Season Highlights |
Jerry Berndt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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1987 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | vs. Lamar
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34 |
30 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | @
Indiana
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13 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | @
Louisiana State
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16 |
49 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
Texas State
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38 |
28 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | @
Texas
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26 |
45 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | vs.
Texas Christian
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16 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Texas Tech
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7 |
59 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | vs.
Texas A&M
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21 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Arkansas
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14 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | @
Baylor
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31 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | vs.
Houston
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21 |
45 |
L |
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1987 Season Totals |
Record | 2-9
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Points Scored | 237 |
Scoring Average | 21.5 |
Points Allowed | 427 |
Defense Average | 38.8 |
Opponents Record | 69-44
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Conference Record | 0-7 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 0-5
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1987 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1987 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1987 All Southwest Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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