1985 Rice Owls football team

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1985 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
1985 record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Texas A&M $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 12 Arkansas 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Baylor 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
SMU 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Houston 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Rice 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Texas Tech 1 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 0 – 8 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Watson Brown, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14Miami (FL)*
L 20–4815,411
September 21at Air Force*
L 17–5933,868
September 28Lamar*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 29–28
October 5at No. 20 Texas
L 16–4469,471
October 12TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–27
October 19at Texas Tech
W 29–2728,194
October 26Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4341,195
November 2No. 14 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–3013,976
November 9at SMU
L 15–4020,014
November 16at No. 17 Baylor
L 10–3430,250
November 30Houston
L 20–2416,492
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1985 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.
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