1989 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record2–8–1 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1989 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Arkansas $ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 20 Texas A&M 6 2 08 4 0
No. 14 Houston 6 2 09 2 0
No. 19 Texas Tech 5 3 09 3 0
Baylor 4 4 05 6 0
Texas 4 4 05 6 0
TCU 2 6 04 7 0
Rice 2 6 02 8 1
SMU 0 8 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at SMUW 35–623,227
September 9at Tulane*L 19–2029,469[3]
September 23Southwestern Louisiana*L 3–18
September 30at Wake Forest*T 17–1712,100
October 7at TexasL 31–3057,038
October 14TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16–30
October 21at Texas TechL 25–4126,902
October 28No. 21 Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–4530,900
November 4No. 11 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–3811,800
November 18at BaylorW 6–322,133
December 2No. 13 Houston
L 0–6422,700
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1989 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. "Mistakes cost Rice at Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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