1990 Rice Owls football team

1990 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (3–5 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Heimerdinger (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCraig Bohl (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1990 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Texas $ 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Houston 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 15 Texas A&M 5 – 2 – 1 9 – 3 – 1
Baylor 5 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Rice 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
TCU 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Texas Tech 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Arkansas 1 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
SMU 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 5–6 record.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1Wake Forest*
W 33–1727,100[3]
September 8Tulane*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2120,200[4]
September 22Northwestern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–1415,300[5]
September 29at No. 13 Houston
L 22–2424,130[6]
October 6Texas
L 10–2634,800[7]
October 13at TCU
L 28–3823,704[8]
October 20Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–2115,200[9]
October 27at Texas A&M
L 15–4152,158[10]
November 3at Arkansas
W 19–1142,860[11]
November 10SMU
W 30–2817,900[12]
November 17Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 16–1722,600[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1990 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. ^ "Not-so-hapless Rice bashes Wake Forest". Abilene Reporter-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tulane's defense too much for Rice". Times Record News. September 9, 1990. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hollas lifts Owls past Northwestern". The Victoria Advocate. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Houston's late field goal knocks down Rice 24–22". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 30, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas boils Rice, 26–10". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Horned Frogs sting Rice Owls". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 14, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hollas' four TDs help Rice romp past Texas Tech". San Antonio Light. October 21, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lewis gets record, Aggies get victory". San Antonio Express-News. October 28, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cobb-led Rice defeats Razorbacks by 19–11". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 4, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Owls survive Romo, slip by SMU, 30–28". Abilene Reporter-News. November 11, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Baylor's Cotton Bowl hopes survive Rice comeback, 17–16". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1990. Retrieved January 29, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
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