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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| 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 |  |  |  |  | 
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| 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 |  | 
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| 1987 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 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. 
 
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