1997 Rice Owls football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1997 Rice Owls football Western Athletic Conference Mountain Division WAC 7–4 5–3 Ken Hatfield 4th David Lee 4th Hardee McCrary 1st Rice Stadium The 1997 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University as a member of the Mountain Division in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the Owls compiled an overall record of 7–4 record with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for second in the WAC's Mountain Division. The team played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston. Schedule 1997 AP September 6 l Air Force Rice Stadium Houston, TX 12–41 September 13 w y y Tulane Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA 30–24 19,602 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94622408/wood-runs-wild-as-rice-tops-tulane/ The Odessa American Wood runs wild as Rice tops Tulane September 14, 1997 February 9, 2022 Newspapers.com September 20 w y y Northwestern Ryan Field Evanston, IL 40–34 32,762 September 27 l y Texas Rice Stadium Houston, TX 31–38 rivalry 53,811 October 4 w y Tulsa Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK 42–24 19,994 October 11 w BYU 21 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 27–14 23,814 October 18 w y New Mexico University Stadium Albuquerque, NM 35–23 November 1 l y SMU Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX rivalry 6–24 20,024 November 8 w TCU Rice Stadium Houston, TX 38–19 November 15 l y Utah Robert Rice Stadium Salt Lake City, UT 14–31 27,049 November 22 w UTEP Rice Stadium Houston, TX 31–13 18,014 1997 Rice Owls Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 30, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rice/1997-schedule.html2020 Rice Football Media Guide Rice University 2020 137 December 30, 2020 https://riceowls.com/documents/2015/4/30/_rice_m_footbl__alltimeresuts.pdf References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football