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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: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1912  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024
2024 Season Highlights
 Mike Bloomgren enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2024 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Sam Houston State  14   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Texas Southern  69   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Houston  7   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Army  14   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Charlotte  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas San Antonio  29   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tulane  10   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Connecticut  10   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Navy  24   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Memphis  20   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Alabama Birmingham  14   40   L       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. South Florida  35   28   W       
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored266
  Scoring Average22.2
  Points Allowed305
  Defense Average25.4
  Opponents Record87-55
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record0-6
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2024 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Army 12-2435217Won  27-68-1308145  Jeff Monken
Navy 10-3407288Won  21-207-2289189  Brian Newberry
Tulane 9-5491289Lost  8-337-1330120  Jon Sumrall
Memphis 11-2464310Won  42-376-2300237  Ryan Silverfield
East Carolina 8-5416355Won  26-215-3285261  Mike Houston
South Florida 7-6418387Won  41-394-4249229  Alex Golesh
Texas San Antonio 7-6431391Won  44-154-4297248  Jeff Traylor
Charlotte 5-7284421 4-4216275  Biff Poggi
North Texas 6-7439441Lost  28-303-5259270  Eric Morris
Rice 4-8266305 3-5166214  Mike Bloomgren
Alabama Birmingham 3-9314411 2-6217308  Trent Dilfer
Temple 3-9232428 2-6144291  Stan Drayton
Florida Atlantic 3-9311363 1-7208269  Tom Herman
Tulsa 3-9300510 1-7181389  Kevin Wilson

2024 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2024 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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.