1989 Rice Owls football team
American college football season
1989 Rice Owls football | |
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Conference | Southwest Conference |
Record | 2–8–1 (2–6 SWC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Heimerdinger (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Craig Bohl (1st season) |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Arkansas $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Texas A&M | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Houston | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Texas Tech | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Baylor | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1989 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.[1][2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | at SMU | W 35–6 | 23,227 | ||
September 9 | at Tulane* | L 19–20 | 29,469 | [3] | |
September 23 | Southwestern Louisiana* |
| L 3–18 | ||
September 30 | at Wake Forest* | T 17–17 | 12,100 | [4] | |
October 7 | at Texas | L 31–30 | 57,038 | ||
October 14 | TCU |
| L 16–30 | ||
October 21 | at Texas Tech | L 25–41 | 26,902 | ||
October 28 | No. 21 Texas A&M |
| L 7–45 | 30,900 | |
November 4 | No. 11 Arkansas |
| L 17–38 | 11,800 | |
November 18 | at Baylor | W 6–3 | 22,133 | ||
December 2 | No. 13 Houston |
| L 0–64 | 22,700 | |
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References
- ^ "1989 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 137. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ "Mistakes cost Rice at Tulane". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rice tied by Wake Forest on last-second field goal". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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