Western Athletic · 1997

RiceOwls

7–4 overall, 5–3 in conference. 11 games played.

Season

Record

7–4

5–3 in conference

Margin - All

+21

1.9 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

—

Points for

27.8

306 total

Points against

25.9

285 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Ken Hatfield

All times Eastern.

Fri 09/05/1997 08:00 PMvsAir ForceL 12–41

Fri 09/12/1997 08:00 PMatTulaneW 30–24

Fri 09/19/1997 08:00 PMatNorthwesternW 40–34

Fri 09/26/1997 08:00 PMvsTexasL 31–38

Fri 10/03/1997 08:00 PMatTulsaW 42–24

Fri 10/10/1997 08:00 PMvs21BYUW 27–14

Fri 10/17/1997 08:00 PMatNew MexicoW 35–23

Fri 10/31/1997 07:00 PMatSMUL 6–24

Fri 11/07/1997 07:00 PMvsTCUW 38–19

Fri 11/14/1997 07:00 PMatUtahL 14–31

Fri 11/21/1997 07:00 PMvsUTEPW 31–13

Home field

Rice Stadium

47%

of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.

Location: Houston, TX
Capacity: 47,000
Average crowd: 22,031
Surface: Artificial
Roof: Open air
Elevation: 23 ft
Opened: 1950