1987 Rice Owls football team

The 1987 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1][2]

1987 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–9 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1987 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Texas A&M $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Arkansas 5 –2 –09 –4 –0
Texas 5 –2 –07 –5 –0
Texas Tech 3 –3 –16 –4 –1
Baylor 3 –4 –06 –5 –0
TCU 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Houston 2 –4 –14 –6 –1
Rice 0 –8 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Lamar*
W 34–30
September 12at Indiana*
L 13–3538,132
September 19at No. 4 LSU*
L 16–4973,558
September 26Southwest Texas State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–26[3]
October 3at Texas
L 26–4554,740
October 10TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16–30
October 17at Texas Tech
L 7–5925,314
October 24Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3432,500
October 31Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–3813,200
November 14at Baylor
L 31–3420,075
November 28Houston
L 21–4510,300
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1987 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 136. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. "Late rally lifts Rice past Southwest Texas State". The Odessa American. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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