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The 1988 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the Southwest Conference (SWC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jerry Berndt in his third and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the SWC. Rice played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Record0–11 (0–7 SWC)
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorRon Chismar (2nd season)
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1988 Rice Owls football
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 SWC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorRon Chismar (2nd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
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1988 Southwest Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Arkansas $7–0–010–2–0
Texas A&M*6–1–07–5–0
No. 18 Houston5–2–09–3–0
Texas Tech4–3–05–6–0
Baylor2–5–06–5–0
Texas2–5–04–7–0
TCU2–5–04–7–0
Rice0–7–00–11–0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • *- Ineligible for conference championship and postseason bowl games due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Indiana*L 14–4117,300[1]
September 24at Southwestern Louisiana*L 16–4124,300[2]
October 1Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–2035,000[3]
October 8at TCUL 10–2125,102[4]
October 15Texas Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 36–3810,500[5]
October 22at Texas A&ML 10–2453,727[6]
October 29at No. 11 ArkansasL 14–2150,612[7]
November 5No. 1 Notre Dame*L 11–5459,075[8]
November 12Baylor
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 10–2013,200[9]
November 19No. 12 (I-AA) North Texas*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–338,500[10]
November 26at No. 14 HoustonL 14–4516,923[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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