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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: Watson Brown
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Watson Brown enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	@ Minnesota	24	31	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Lamar	36	19	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Miami	3	38	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Texas	13	38	L
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Texas Christian	24	45	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Texas Tech	10	30	L
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Texas A&M	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 3	@ Arkansas	6	28	L	@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Southern Methodist	17	31	L
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Baylor	40	46	L
Sat., Dec. 1	@ Houston	26	38	L

1984 Season Totals
Record	1-10
Points Scored	213
Scoring Average	19.4
Points Allowed	382
Defense Average	34.7
Opponents Record	66-49
Conference Record	0-8
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-6

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1984 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	4-7	200	212		2-6	112	159	Jerry Moore
Southern Methodist	10-2	328	198	Won 27-20	6-2	198	144	Bobby Collins
Houston	7-5	266	267	Lost 28-45	6-2	173	140	Bill Yeoman
Texas Christian	8-4	376	280	Lost 14-31	5-3	224	218	Jim Wacker
Arkansas	7-4-1	268	159	Lost 15-21	5-3	188	105	Ken Hatfield
Texas	7-4-1	264	261	Lost 17-55	5-3	169	161	Fred Akers
Baylor	5-6	248	261		4-4	182	178	Grant Teaff
Texas A&M	6-5	245	217		3-5	165	162	Jackie Sherrill
Rice	1-10	213	382		0-8	150	294	Watson Brown

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.