1997 Rice Owls football team

The 1997 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Western Athletic Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the team compiled a 7–4 record.[1][2]

1997 Rice Owls football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorHardee McCrary (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Mountain Division
New Mexico x   6 2     9 4  
Rice   5 3     7 4  
SMU   5 3     6 5  
Utah   5 3     6 5  
BYU   4 4     6 5  
UTEP   3 5     4 7  
Tulsa   2 6     2 9  
TCU   1 7     1 10  
Pacific Division
No. 17 Colorado State x$   7 1     11 2  
Air Force   6 2     10 3  
Fresno State   5 3     6 6  
Wyoming   4 4     7 6  
San Diego State   4 4     5 7  
San Jose State   4 4     4 7  
UNLV   2 6     3 8  
Hawaii   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Colorado State 41, New Mexico 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Air ForceL 12–41
September 13at Tulane*W 30–2419,602[3]
September 20at Northwestern*W 40–3432,762
September 27Texas*
L 31–3853,811
October 4at TulsaW 42–2419,994
October 11No. 21 BYU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1423,814
October 18at New MexicoW 35–23
November 1at SMUL 6–2420,024
November 8TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–19
November 15at UtahL 14–3127,049
November 22UTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–1318,014
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References edit

  1. ^ "1997 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. ^ "Wood runs wild as Rice tops Tulane". The Odessa American. September 14, 1997. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.