1986 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record4–7 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Houston 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 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 TCU
W 37–31
October 18Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–4918,000
October 25at No. 10 Texas A&M
L 10–45
November 1at No. 13 Arkansas
L 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 Houston
W 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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