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Rice Owls

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

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1912 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Fred Goldsmith enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Northwestern	36	7	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Tulane	28	19	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Iowa State	27	28	L
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Texas	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Baylor	20	17	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Texas Christian	28	39	L
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Texas Tech	20	40	L
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Texas A&M	21	38	L
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Southern Methodist	31	10	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Houston	21	41	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Arkansas	0	20	L	@ Little Rock, AR

1991 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	21.7
Points Allowed	287
Defense Average	26.1
Opponents Record	54-69
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	4-3

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1991 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-5	315	272		5-3	244	215	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-2	404	154	Lost 2-10	8-0	289	95	R.C. Slocum
Baylor	8-4	282	204	Lost 0-24	5-3	192	138	Grant Teaff
Arkansas	6-6	175	203	Lost 15-24	5-3	131	117	Jack Crowe
Texas Christian	7-4	279	267		4-4	173	223	Jim Wacker
Texas	5-6	195	145		4-4	169	111	David McWilliams
Houston	4-7	353	344		3-5	260	250	John Jenkins
Rice	4-7	239	287		2-6	148	233	Fred Goldsmith
Southern Methodist	1-10	141	359		0-8	73	297	Tom Rossley

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.