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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  <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024
1990 Season Highlights
 Fred Goldsmith enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
1990 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Wake Forest  33   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Tulane  10   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Northwestern  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Houston  22   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Texas  10   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Texas Christian  28   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Texas Tech  42   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Texas A&M  15   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Arkansas  19   11   W    @ Little Rock, AR   
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Southern Methodist  30   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Baylor  16   17   L       
 
1990 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored256
  Scoring Average23.3
  Points Allowed258
  Defense Average23.5
  Opponents Record57-65
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record1-3
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1990 Southwest- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas Tech 4-7322356 3-5268262  Spike Dykes
Texas 10-2358227Lost  3-468-0302126  David McWilliams
Houston 10-1511303 7-1328228  John Jenkins
Texas A&M 9-3-1465232Won  65-145-2-1261166  R.C. Slocum
Baylor 6-4-1225202 5-2-1199146  Grant Teaff
Rice 5-6256258 3-5182206  Fred Goldsmith
Texas Christian 5-6292353 3-5238292  Jim Wacker
Arkansas 3-8263360 1-7187316  Jack Crowe
Southern Methodist 1-10197426 0-8139362  Forrest Gregg

1990 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1990 All Southwest Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.