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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Ken Hatfield
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1912 <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights

Ken Hatfield enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1996 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 7	@ Ohio State	7	70	L
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Tulane	21	14	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Kansas State	7	34	L
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Air Force	17	45	L
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. New Mexico	38	21	W
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Southern Methodist	35	17	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Texas El Paso	48	21	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Utah	51	10	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Brigham Young	0	49	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Texas Christian	30	17	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Tulsa	42	14	W

1996 Season Totals
Record	7-4
Points Scored	296
Scoring Average	26.9
Points Allowed	312
Defense Average	28.4
Opponents Record	71-57
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	3-3

1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1996 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	14-1	590	277	Won 19-15	10-0	410	170	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	7-5	380	336		6-2	248	169	Sonny Lubick
New Mexico	6-5	331	280		3-5	237	233	Dennis Franchione
Wyoming	10-2	464	284		7-2	341	180	Joe Tiller
San Diego State	8-3	428	303		6-2	300	209	Ted Tollner
Utah	8-4	313	309	Lost 10-38	6-2	224	199	Ron McBride
Rice	7-4	296	312		6-2	261	194	Ken Hatfield
Air Force	6-5	360	231		5-3	316	171	Fisher DeBerry
Southern Methodist	5-6	246	267		3-4	150	211	Tom Rossley
Fresno State	4-7	267	344		3-5	199	245	Jim Sweeney
San Jose State	3-9	221	448		3-5	168	273	John Ralston
Texas Christian	4-7	211	302		1-5	107	174	Pat Sullivan
Tulsa	4-7	245	333		1-6	140	238	Dave Rader
Hawaii	2-10	161	433		1-7	100	315	Fred vonAppen
Nevada Las Vegas	1-11	276	551		1-8	239	383	Jeff Horton
Texas El Paso	2-9	183	314		0-8	129	278	Charlie Bailey

1996 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1996 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.