1993 Rice Owls football team

1993 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (3–4 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Heimerdinger (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bohl (5th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1993 Southwest Conference football standings

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

The 1993 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 6–5 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	at No. 18 Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 7–34	89,040
September 11	Tulane*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–0	23,400	[3]
September 18	Sam Houston State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–13	18,600	[4]
September 25	Iowa State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 49–21	18,600
October 2	at Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	L 38–55	70,211
October 9	TCU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–19
October 16	at Texas Tech	Jones Stadium Lubbock, TX	L 16–45	27,812
October 23	No. 11 Texas A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–38	46,800
November 6	at SMU	Ownby Stadium University Park, TX (rivalry)	W 31–24	14,117
November 13	Baylor	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–38	25,397
November 26	Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 37–7	18,100
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1993 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
2. "2020 Rice Football Media Guide" (PDF). Rice University. 2020. p. 137. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
3. "Rice cooks Tulane 34–0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Owls rally to edge Bearkats, 14–13". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1993. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.