1990 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Houston 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Baylor 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Wake Forest*
W 33–1727,100[3]
September 8Tulane*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2120,200[4]
September 22Northwestern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–14
September 29at No. 13 Houston
L 22–2424,130
October 6Texas
L 10–2634,800
October 13at TCU
L 28–38
October 28Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–2115,200
October 27at Texas A&M
L 15–4152,158
November 3at Arkansas
W 19–1142,860
November 10SMU
W 30–2817,900
November 17Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16–1722,600
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1990 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. 137. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Not-so-hapless Rice bashes Wake Forest". Abilene Reporter-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane's defense too much for Rice". Times Record News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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