1991 Rice Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1991
| team = Rice Owls
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 4–7
| conf_record = 2–6
| head_coach = Fred Goldsmith
| hc_year = 3rd
| off_coach = Mike Heimerdinger
| oc_year = 3rd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Craig Bohl
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rice Stadium
}}
{{1991 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1991 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 4–7 record.{{cite news|title=1991 Rice Owls Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 30, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/rice/1991-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2020 Rice Football Media Guide|publisher=Rice University|year=2020|page=137|accessdate=December 30, 2020|url=https://riceowls.com/documents/2015/4/30/_rice_m_footbl__alltimeresuts.pdf}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1991
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 14
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Dyche Stadium
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
| score = 36–7
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Louisiana Superdome
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| score = 28–19
| attend = 18,475
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94551114/rice-holds-off-green-wave/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=Rice holds off Green Wave|date=September 22, 1991|accessdate=February 8, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Iowa State
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 27–28
| attend = 33,900
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 7–28
| attend = 67,328
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Baylor
| opprank = 8
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 20–17
| attend = 37,987
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = l
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 28–39
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| score = 20–40
| attend = 32,144
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 21–38
| attend = 42,600
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Ownby Stadium
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 31–10
| attend = 13,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = l
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 21–41
| attend = 22,800
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas
| site_stadium = War Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Little Rock, AR
| score = 0–20
| attend = 40,436
}}
}}
References
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