| Year: | 1987 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 2–9 |
| Conf Record: | 0–7 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Berndt |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
The 1987 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 2–9 record.[1] [2]