1987 Rice
2–9 (0–7 Southwest Conference), coached by Jerry Berndt. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Texas State 38–28Sep 26
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Lamar | W 34–30 | 72% |
| Sep 12 | at Indiana | L 13–35 | 32% |
| Sep 19 | at 4LSU | L 16–49 | 12% |
| Sep 26 | vs Texas State | W 38–28 | 65% |
| Oct 3 | at Texas | L 26–45 | 28% |
| Oct 10 | vs TCU | L 16–30 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | at Texas Tech | L 7–59 | 23% |
| Oct 24 | vs Texas A&M | L 21–34 | 18% |
| Oct 31 | vs Arkansas | L 14–38 | 18% |
| Nov 14 | at Baylor | L 31–34 | 16% |
| Nov 28 | vs Houston | L 21–45 | 40% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Houston 45–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southwest Conference.
In program history: The 105th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1987.
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 0–7 8th in Southwest Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 237–427
- Coach
- Jerry Berndt
- Elo
- 1281 −111 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.3 No. 93 of 101; offense No. 49, defense No. 100
- SRS
- −13.9 No. 89 of 104 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Ron Chismar
1987 Southwest Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 6–1 | 10–2 | 10 |
| Arkansas | 5–2 | 9–4 | |
| Texas | 5–2 | 7–5 | |
| Texas Tech | 3–3–1 | 6–4–1 | |
| Baylor | 3–4 | 6–5 | |
| TCU | 3–4 | 5–6 | |
| Houston | 2–4–1 | 4–6–1 | |
 Rice | 0–7 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.