| Year: | 1989 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwest Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWC |
| Record: | 2–8–1 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | Fred Goldsmith |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Off Coach: | Mike Heimerdinger |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Craig Bohl |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
The 1989 Rice Owls football team was an American football team that represented Rice University in the Southwest Conference during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Fred Goldsmith, the team compiled a 2–8–1 record.[1] [2]