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-
 
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| 2022 Season Highlights |  | Mike Bloomgren enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2022 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 3 | @
Southern California | 14 | 66 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs. McNeese State | 52 | 10 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Louisiana | 33 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | @
Houston | 27 | 34 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | vs.
Alabama Birmingham | 28 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Florida Atlantic | 14 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | @
Louisiana Tech | 42 | 41 | W (OT) |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | vs.
Charlotte | 23 | 56 | L |  |  |  | Thu., Nov. 3 | vs.
Texas El Paso | 37 | 30 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Western Kentucky | 10 | 45 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Texas San Antonio | 7 | 41 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 26 | @
North Texas | 17 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Dec. 17 | Southern Mississippi | 24 | 38 | L | @ Mobile, AL | Lending Tree Bowl |  |  | 
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| 2022 Season Totals |  | Record | 5-8 |  | Points Scored | 328 |  | Scoring Average | 25.2 |  | Points Allowed | 444 |  | Defense Average | 34.2 |  | Opponents Record | 82-74 |  | Conference Record | 3-5 |  | Home Record | 4-2 |  | Away Record | 1-5 |  | 
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| 2022 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 2022 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2022 All Conference USA Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.