1985 Rice Owls football team

1985 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1985 Southwest Conference football standings
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
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Miami (FL)*
L 20–4815,411[3]
September 21at Air Force*
L 17–5933,868[4]
September 28Lamar*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 29–289,038[5]
October 5at No. 20 Texas
L 16–4469,471[6]
October 12TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 34–2710,000[7]
October 19at Texas Tech
W 29–2728,194[8]
October 26Texas A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 28–4341,195[9]
November 2No. 14 Arkansas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–3013,976[10]
November 9at SMU
L 15–4020,014[11]
November 16at No. 17 Baylor
L 10–3430,250[12]
November 30Houston
L 20–2416,492[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 10 James Hamrick Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

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.
  3. ^ "Hurricanes blow past Owls, 48–20". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Air Force flies past Rice Owls". Wichita Falls Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rice nips Lamar, 29–28". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "'Horns rout Owls, 44–16". Longview Morning Journal. October 6, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Owls end 26-game SWC losing skid, topple TCU, 34–27". Wichita Falls Times. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tech fumbles, dropped passes help Rice pull out close one". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "A&M sidelines Rice win streak 43–28". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Hogs hound Owls". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Theft ignites SMU win". Bryan-College Station Eagle. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Muecke helps Bears scare Owls, 34–10". The Monitor. November 17, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cougars tip Owls; Landry sets mark". The Abilene Reporter-News. December 1, 1985. Retrieved April 13, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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