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
1997 record7–4 (5–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRice Stadium
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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 6Air ForceL 12–41
September 13at Tulane*W 30–2419,602
September 20at Northwestern*W 40–3432,762
September 27Texas*
L 31–3853,811
October 4at TulsaW 42–24
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

  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.
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