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    Tobias Barreto

    1984 Rice Owls football
    ConferenceSouthwest Conference
    Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)
    Head coach
    Defensive coordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)
    Home stadiumRice Stadium
    Seasons
    ← 1983
    1985 →
    1984 Southwest Conference football standings
    Conf. Overall
    Team W   L   T W   L   T
    No. 8 SMU + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
    Houston + 6 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
    TCU 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
    Arkansas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
    Texas 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
    Baylor 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
    Texas A&M 3 – 5 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
    Texas Tech 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
    Rice 0 – 8 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
    • + – Conference co-champions
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 1984 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Watson Brown, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1][2]

    Schedule

    DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
    September 8at Minnesota*
    		L 24–3150,576[3]
    September 22Lamar*
    		W 36–1918,537[4]
    September 29at No. 16 Miami (FL)*
    		L 3–3820,084[5]
    October 6No. 1 Texas
    		L 13–3856,047[6]
    October 13at TCU
    		L 24–4522,612[7]
    October 20Texas Tech
    • Rice Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    		L 10–3013,105[8]
    October 27at Texas A&M
    		L 14–3843,108[9]
    November 3at Arkansas
    		L 6–2854,290[10]
    November 10No. 17 SMU
    		L 17–3115,692[11]
    November 17Baylor
    • Rice Stadium
    • Houston, TX
    		L 40–4611,125[12]
    December 1at Houston
    		L 26–3830,123[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1984 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.
    3. ^ "Gophers squeeze by Owls". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. ^ "Freshman rallies Rice past Lamar". Del Rio News Herald. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. ^ "Hurricanes reign Rice, 38–3". The Abilene Reporter-News. September 30, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. ^ "Texas whips up on Rice". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    7. ^ "Gulley and TCU race around Owls". Bryan-College Station Eagle. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    8. ^ "Texas Tech belts Rice, 30–10". The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    9. ^ "Texas A&M gives Rice another loss". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    10. ^ "Arkansas wins big over Rice, 28–6". Wichita Falls Times. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    11. ^ "Mustangs come alive, subdue Owls, 31–17". Longview Morning Journal. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    12. ^ "Hancock's 3 interceptions help Bears rally". The Galveston Daily News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    13. ^ "Tate's 3 TD's send Coogs to Cotton Bowl". San Angelo Standard-Times. December 2, 1984. Retrieved April 11, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_Rice_Owls_football_team

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