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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Mike Bloomgren
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2017 <- 2018 -> 2019 --> 2024
2018 Season Highlights
 Mike Bloomgren enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2018 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 25  vs. Prairie View A&M  31   28   W       
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Houston  27   45   L       
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Hawaii  29   43   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Southern Mississippi  22   40   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Wake Forest  24   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Texas San Antonio  3   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Alabama Birmingham  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Florida International  17   36   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ North Texas  17   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas El Paso  26   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Louisiana Tech  13   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Louisiana State  10   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Old Dominion  27   13   W       
 
2018 Season Totals
  Record2-11
  Points Scored246
  Scoring Average18.9
  Points Allowed468
  Defense Average36.0
  Opponents Record84-69
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record2-4
  Away Record0-7
2018 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2018 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama Birmingham 11-3418238Won  37-137-122788  Bill Clark
North Texas 9-4450314Lost  13-525-3242199  Seth Littrell
Louisiana Tech 8-5321299Won  31-145-3182159  Skip Holtz
Southern Mississippi 6-5288218 5-3200166  Jay Hopson
Texas San Antonio 3-9170374 2-6101226  Frank Wilson
Rice 2-11246468 1-7125254  Mike Bloomgren
Texas El Paso 1-11212393 1-7158260  Dana Dimel

2018 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2018 All Conference USA Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.