1988 Rice Owls football team

1988 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Arkansas $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Texas A&M* 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
No. 18 Houston 5 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Texas Tech 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Baylor 2 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Texas 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
TCU 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Berndt in his third and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC. Rice played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Indiana*
L 14–4117,300[1]
September 24at Southwestern Louisiana*
L 16–4124,300[2]
October 1Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–2035,000[3]
October 8at TCU
L 10–2125,102[4]
October 15Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 36–3810,500[5]
October 22at Texas A&M
L 10–2453,727[6]
October 29at No. 11 Arkansas
L 14–2150,612[7]
November 5No. 1 Notre Dame*
L 11–5459,075[8]
November 12Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2013,200[9]
November 19No. 12 (I-AA) North Texas*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–338,500[10]
November 26at No. 14 Houston
L 14–4516,923[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Thompson's TD record fuels Hoosiers' triumph". The South Bend Tribune. September 11, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SW La. clobbers Rice". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 25, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "'Horns slip by pesky Rice, 20–13". Abilene Reporter-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Interception sparks TCU Horned Frogs past Rice 21–10". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 9, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Owls set school offense mark but drop 12th straight to Tech". The Victoria Advocate. October 16, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lewis, Ags too much for Rice". Abilene Reporter-News. October 23, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Stubborn Rice edges by Arkansas". The State. October 30, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Rocket' puts Notre Dame in orbit". Chicago Tribune. November 6, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Baylor wins 20–10". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 13, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "North Texas hands Rice seventeenth-straight loss". Victoria Advocate. November 20, 1988. Retrieved October 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Houston records ninth win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1988. Retrieved May 31, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1988 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
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