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1986 Rice Owls football team

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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

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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

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  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.