1986 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 1 09 3 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 2 09 3 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 2 09 3 0
Texas Tech 5 3 07 5 0
SMU 5 3 06 5 0
Texas 4 4 05 6 0
Rice 2 6 04 7 0
TCU 1 7 03 8 0
Houston 0 8 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 4–7 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Lamar*W 28–14
September 13SMU
L 3–4514,045
September 28Southwest Texas State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–31[3]
October 4Texas
L 14–1731,000
October 11at TCUW 37–31
October 18Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4918,000
October 25at No. 10 Texas A&ML 10–45
November 1at No. 13 ArkansasL 14–4549,980
November 15No. 18 Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–2312,500
November 22Air Force*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 21–17
November 29at HoustonW 14–1310,399
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1986 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. "SW Texas routs Rice". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1986. Retrieved March 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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