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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  <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024
1989 Season Highlights
 Fred Goldsmith enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1989 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Southern Methodist  35   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Tulane  19   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Louisiana Lafayette  3   18   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Wake Forest  17   17   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Texas  30   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Texas Christian  16   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Texas Tech  25   41   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Texas A&M  7   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Arkansas  17   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Baylor  6   3   W       
 Sat., Dec. 2  vs. Houston  0   64   L       
 
1989 Season Totals
  Record2-8 -1
  Points Scored175
  Scoring Average15.9
  Points Allowed313
  Defense Average28.5
  Opponents Record58-55
  Conference Record2-6
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record2-3 -1
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1989 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 9-3360281Won  49-215-3229211  Spike Dykes
Arkansas 10-2385230Lost  27-317-1269168  Ken Hatfield
Houston 9-2589150 6-2419136  Jack Pardee
Texas A&M 8-4343192Lost  28-316-2250112  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 5-6245190 4-4189139  Grant Teaff
Texas 5-6220289 4-4174222  David McWilliams
Texas Christian 4-7183301 2-6127261  Jim Wacker
Rice 2-8-1175313 2-6136258  Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist 2-9187499 0-8115401  Forrest Gregg

1989 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1989 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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