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Rice Owls

Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Jerry Berndt
Conference: Southwest-

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1912 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Jerry Berndt enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Lamar	34	30	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Indiana	13	35	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Louisiana State	16	49	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Texas State	38	28	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Texas	26	45	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Texas Christian	16	30	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Texas Tech	7	59	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Texas A&M	21	34	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Arkansas	14	38	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Baylor	31	34	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Houston	21	45	L

1987 Season Totals
Record	2-9
Points Scored	237
Scoring Average	21.5
Points Allowed	427
Defense Average	38.8
Opponents Record	69-44
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-5

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Southwest- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-4-1	315	266		3-3-1	181	181	Spike Dykes
Texas A&M	10-2	313	168	Won 35-10	6-1	187	112	Jackie Sherrill
Arkansas	9-4	300	219	Lost 17-20	5-2	134	78	Ken Hatfield
Texas	7-5	335	324	Won 32-27	5-2	213	184	David McWilliams
Baylor	6-5	221	228		3-4	133	173	Grant Teaff
Texas Christian	5-6	261	226		3-4	179	145	Jim Wacker
Houston	4-6-1	284	292		2-4-1	174	179	Jack Pardee
Rice	2-9	237	427		0-7	136	285	Jerry Berndt

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 All Southwest Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.