1984 Rice Owls football team

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]

Record1–10 (0–8 SWC)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorDick Hopkins (1st season)

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1984 Southwest Conference football standings
v t e	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

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at Minnesota*	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 24–31	50,576	^[3]
September 22	Lamar*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 36–19	18,537	^[4]
September 29	at No. 16 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–38	20,084	^[5]
October 6	No. 1 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 13–38	56,047	^[6]
October 13	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 24–45	22,612	^[7]
October 20	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–30	13,105	^[8]
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–38	43,108	^[9]
November 3	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–28	54,290	^[10]
November 10	No. 17 SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 17–31	15,692	^[11]
November 17	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 40–46	11,125	^[12]
December 1	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 26–38	30,123	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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