1994 Rice Owls football team

The 1994 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University during the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season.[1] The Owls, led by first-year head coach Ken Hatfield, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. The most notable win of the season was Rice's victory over Texas, their first victory over the Longhorns since 1965 along (as of 2022) their last victory over Texas.[2] Due to Texas A&M being under sanctions from the NCAA, the Owls, along with Texas, Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech, were all named co-champions of the Southwest Conference; all five teams had 4–3 conference win–loss records. This was Rice's first conference championship since 1957. Rice would not win another conference title until 2013, when it was a member of Conference USA.

1994 Rice Owls football
SWC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Lee (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (1st season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
1994 Southwest Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Texas A&M* 6 –0 –110 –0 –1
No. 25 Texas + 4 –3 –08 –4 –0
Baylor + 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
TCU + 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Texas Tech + 4 –3 –06 –6 –0
Rice + 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Houston 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
SMU 0 –6 –11 –9 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • *Texas A&M ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 10Tulane*
L 13–1515,400[3]
September 17at Kansas State*
L 18–2736,973
September 24at Iowa State*
W 28–1831,106
October 8Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, Texas
RaycomW 24–2116,900
October 16No. 12 Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, Texas (rivalry)
ESPNW 19–1734,700
October 22at No. 6 Texas A&M
L 0–756,214
October 29at TCU
L 25–27
November 5SMUdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, Texas (rivalry)
RaycomW 17–1017,800
November 12Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, Texas
ABCL 14–1928,100
November 19at Navy*
L 17–29
November 26at Houston
W 31–1314,963
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1994 Rice Owls Schedule and Results".
  2. "When Rice beat Texas: Oct.16, 1994". September 11, 2015.
  3. "Rice falls, 15–13, in Hatfield's first game". Abilene Reporter-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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