1996 Rice Owls football team

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]

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

Schedule edit

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 ForceL 17–45
October 5New Mexico
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–21
October 19SMU
W 35–1720,100
October 26at UTEPW 48–2119,336
November 2No. 20 Utah
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 51–1023,250
November 9at No. 12 BYUL 0–4965,732
November 16at TCUW 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 edit

  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.