1992 Rice Owls football team

1992 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	6–5 (4–3 SWC)
Head coach	Fred Goldsmith (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Heimerdinger (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Craig Bohl (4th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1992 Southwest Conference football standings

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

The 1992 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 6–5 record.^[1][2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Air Force*	Falcon Stadium Colorado Springs, CO	L 21–30
September 19	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	L 12–17	11,400	[3]
September 26	Sam Houston State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 45–14	21,500	[4]
October 3	Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 21–23	41,400
October 10	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 28–13	15,100
October 17	at No. 5 Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 9–35	53,387
October 24	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	W 29–12
November 7	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–3	19,800
November 14	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 34–31	21,700
November 21	Navy*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–22
November 28	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 34–61	15,006
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1992 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. "Duke, lightning bedevil Rice 17–12". Austin American-Statesman. September 20, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cobb leads Rice to 45–14 rout of Sam Houston". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 27, 1992. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.