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: American Athletic-
2023 Season Highlights
Mike Bloomgren enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
2023 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Texas
10
37
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Houston
43
41
W (OT)
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. Texas Southern
59
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
South Florida
28
42
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
East Carolina
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Connecticut
31
38
L
Thu., Oct. 19 @
Tulsa
42
10
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Tulane
28
30
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Southern Methodist
31
36
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Texas San Antonio
14
34
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
Charlotte
28
7
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Florida Atlantic
24
21
W
Tue., Dec. 26
Texas State
21
45
L
@ University Park, TX
First Responder Bowl
2023 Season Totals
Record 6-7
Points Scored 383
Scoring Average 29.5
Points Allowed 365
Defense Average 28.1
Opponents Record 78-75
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 4-3
Away Record 2-3
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2023 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2023 All American Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football game was broadcast on television in 1939. The teams involved were Fordham University and Waynesburg College.