1985 Rice Owls football team

1985 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	3–8 (2–6 SWC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1985 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Texas A&M $	7	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Baylor	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Texas	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
SMU	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Houston	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Texas Tech	1	–	7	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
TCU	0	–	8	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1985 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Watson Brown, the team compiled a 3–8 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	Miami (FL)*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–48	15,411
September 21	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 17–59	33,868
September 28	Lamar*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 29–28
October 5	at No. 20 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 16–44	69,471
October 12	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–27
October 19	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	W 29–27	28,194
October 26	Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 28–43	41,195
November 2	No. 14 Arkansas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 15–30	13,976
November 9	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (rivalry)	L 15–40	20,014
November 16	at No. 17 Baylor	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 10–34	30,250
November 30	Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 20–24	16,492
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 10 James Hamrick Sr	Head coach Watson Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt