1996 Rice Owls football team

1996 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record7–4 (6–2 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1995
1997 →
1996 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
No. 5 BYU x$   8 – 0     14 – 1  
Utah   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Rice   6 – 2     7 – 4  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
New Mexico   3 – 5     6 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Tulsa   2 – 6     4 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 8     2 – 9  
Pacific Division
No. 22 Wyoming x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
San Diego State   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Colorado State   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Air Force   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Fresno State   3 – 5     4 – 7  
San Jose State   3 – 5     3 – 9  
Hawaii   1 – 7     2 – 10  
UNLV   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: BYU 28, Wyoming 25 OT
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 10 Ohio State*
L 7–7093,479
September 14at Tulane*
W 21–1438,839[3]
September 21No. 16 Kansas State*
L 7–3419,700
September 28at Air Force
L 17–45
October 5New Mexico
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–21
October 19SMU
W 35–1720,100
October 26at UTEP
W 48–2119,336
November 2No. 20 Utah
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 51–1023,250
November 9at No. 12 BYU
L 0–4965,732
November 16at TCU
W 30–17
November 23Tulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–1419,200
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1996 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  2. ^ "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 137. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Rice takes advantage of Tulane turnovers". Austin American-Statesman. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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