Rice Football Team History
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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| 1986 Season Highlights |  | Jerry Berndt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1986 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 6 | vs. Lamar | 28 | 14 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 13 | vs.
Southern Methodist | 3 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 20 | vs.
Texas State | 6 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 4 | vs.
Texas | 14 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 11 | @
Texas Christian | 37 | 31 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Texas Tech | 21 | 49 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Texas A&M | 10 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Arkansas | 14 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 15 | vs.
Baylor | 17 | 23 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 22 | vs.
Air Force | 21 | 17 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 29 | @
Houston | 14 | 13 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1986 Season Totals |  | Record | 4-7 |  | Points Scored | 185 |  | Scoring Average | 16.8 |  | Points Allowed | 330 |  | Defense Average | 30.0 |  | Opponents Record | 59-55 |  | Conference Record | 2-6 |  | Home Record | 2-5 |  | Away Record | 2-2 |  | 
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| 1986 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1986 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1986 All Southwest Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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