1995 Rice Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1995
| team = Rice Owls
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwest Conference
| short_conf = SWC
| record = 2–8–1
| conf_record = 1–6
| head_coach = Ken Hatfield
| hc_year = 2nd
| off_coach =David Lee
| oc_year = 2nd
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Wally Ake
| dc_year = 2nd
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Rice Stadium
}}
{{1995 Southwest Conference football standings}}
The 1995 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Ken Hatfield, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.{{cite news|title=1995 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/1995-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 = 1995
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 2
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = UNLV
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 38–0
| attend = 18,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 16
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 15–17
| attend = 18,100
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94612347/tulanes-dartez-runs-by-rice-1715/|work=Times Record News|title=Tulane's Dartez runs by Rice, 17–15|date=September 17, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 23
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = LSU
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 7–52
| attend = 73,342
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-howard-passes-l/140546671/|work=Fort Worth Star-Telegram|title=Howard passes LSU past Rice|date=September 24, 1995|accessdate=February 7, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 30
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| score = 21–21
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 7
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Texas Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 13–37
| attend = 66,184
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 14
| w/l = l
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 28–33
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Tech
| opprank = 25
| site_stadium = Jones Stadium
| site_cityst = Lubbock, TX
| score = 26–31
| attend = 54,231
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 28
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = SMU
| site_stadium = Cotton Bowl
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 34–24
| gamename = rivalry
| attend = 11,524
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = Texas A&M
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| score = 10–17
| attend = 39,500
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 18
| w/l = l
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Floyd Casey Stadium
| site_cityst = Waco, TX
| score = 6–34
| attend = 30,165
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 2
| w/l = l
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Rice Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 17–18
| attend = 28,400
}}
}}
References
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