1994 Rice Owls football team

1994 Rice Owls football
SWC co-champion
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	5–6 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Ken Hatfield (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	David Lee (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Ake (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1993 1995  →

1994 Southwest Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Texas A&M *	6	–	0	–	1			10	–	0	–	1
No. 25 Texas +	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Baylor +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU +	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech +	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
Rice +	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Houston	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SMU	0	–	6	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions * – ineligible for championship and postseason due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll

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 (and as of 2023, their last). ^[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, and the team received championship rings. ^[3] Rice did not win another conference title until 2013, when it was a member of Conference USA.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Tulane *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 13–15	15,400	[4]
September 17	at Kansas State *	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS		L 18–27	36,973
September 24	at Iowa State *	Cyclone Stadium Ames, IA		W 28–18	31,106
October 8	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Raycom	W 24–21	16,900
October 16	No. 12 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN	W 19–17	34,700
October 22	at No. 6 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX		L 0–7	56,214
October 29	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX		L 25–27
November 5	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	Raycom	W 17–10	17,800
November 12	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ABC	L 14–19	28,100
November 19	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		L 17–29
November 26	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 31–13	14,963
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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. https://www.ctinsider.com/sports/rice/article/Why-does-Rice-play-Texas-See-1994-14440178.php
4. "Rice falls, 15–13, in Hatfield's first game". Abilene Reporter-News. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.