1984 Rice Owls football team

The 1984 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Watson Brown, the team compiled a 1–10 record.

1984 Rice Owls football
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 SWC)
Head coach	Watson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Dick Hopkins (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

1984 Southwest Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 SMU +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Houston +	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
TCU	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Arkansas	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Texas	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Baylor	4	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas A&M	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Texas Tech	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rice	0	–	8	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at Minnesota*	Metrodome Minneapolis, MN	L 24–31	50,576
September 22	Lamar*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 36–19
September 29	at No. 16 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–38	20,084
October 6	No. 1 Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 13–38	56,047
October 13	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 24–45
October 20	Texas Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–30	13,105
October 27	at Texas A&M	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 14–38
November 3	at Arkansas	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 6–28	54,290
November 10	No. 17 SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 17–31	15,692
November 17	Baylor	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 40–46	11,125
December 1	at Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 26–38	30,123
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game