1985 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

1985 Rice Owls football

Conference| Southwest Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach|

* Watson Brown (2nd season)

Defensive coordinator| Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium| Rice Stadium

Seasons

<- 1984

1986 ->

1985 Southwest Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Texas A&M $  | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 12 Arkansas | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 17 Baylor | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Texas | 6  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
SMU | 5  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Houston | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
Rice | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Texas Tech | 1  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 7  | - | 0
TCU | 0  | - | 8  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Watson Brown, the team compiled a 3–8 record.[1][2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 14| Miami (FL)*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 20–48| 15,411
September 21| at Air Force*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| L 17–59| 33,868
September 28| Lamar*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 29–28|
October 5| at No. 20 Texas|

* Texas Memorial Stadium
* Austin, TX (rivalry)

| L 16–44| 69,471
October 12| TCU|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 34–27|
October 19| at Texas Tech|

* Jones Stadium
* Lubbock, TX

| W 29–27| 28,194
October 26| Texas A&M|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 28–43| 41,195
November 2| No. 14 Arkansas|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 15–30| 13,976
November 9| at SMU|

* Texas Stadium
* Irving, TX (rivalry)

| L 15–40| 20,014
November 16| at No. 17 Baylor|

* Baylor Stadium
* Waco, TX

| L 10–34| 30,250
November 30| Houston|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| L 20–24| 16,492

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1985 Rice Owls football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `10` | James Hamrick | Sr

Head coach

* Watson Brown

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## References

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1. ^ "1985 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. 136. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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Rice Owls football

Venues|

* West End Park (1912, 1914–1915)
* Rice Field (1913–1949)
* Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* SMU
* Texas

Culture & lore|

* Sammy the Owl
* "Rice Fight"
* Marching Owl Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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