1997 Rice Owls football team

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

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]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Air Force
L 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 Tulsa
W 42–2419,994
October 11No. 21 BYU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 27–1423,814
October 18at New Mexico
W 35–23
November 1at SMU
L 6–2420,024
November 8TCU
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–19
November 15at Utah
L 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.


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