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: Watson Brown
Conference: Southwest-
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| 1985 Season Highlights |
| Watson Brown enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 1985 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 14 | vs.
Miami
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20 |
48 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Air Force
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17 |
59 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs. Lamar
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29 |
28 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | @
Texas
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16 |
44 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Texas Christian
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34 |
27 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 19 | @
Texas Tech
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29 |
27 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Texas A&M
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28 |
43 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | vs.
Arkansas
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15 |
30 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | @
Southern Methodist
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15 |
40 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 16 | @
Baylor
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10 |
34 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Houston
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20 |
24 |
L |
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| 1985 Season Totals |
| Record | 3-8
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| Points Scored | 233 |
| Scoring Average | 21.2 |
| Points Allowed | 404 |
| Defense Average | 36.7 |
| Opponents Record | 76-41
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| Conference Record | 2-6 |
| Home Record | 2-4
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| Away Record | 1-4
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| 1985 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 1985 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1985 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
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
