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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: Todd Graham
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2005 <- 2006 -> 2007 --> 2024
2006 Season Highlights
 Todd Graham enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2006 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  vs. Houston  30   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ UCLA  16   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Texas  7   52   L    @ Houston, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Florida State  7   55   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Army  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Tulane  24   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Alabama Birmingham  34   33   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Central Florida  40   29   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Texas El Paso  37   31   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Tulsa  35   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. East Carolina  18   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Southern Methodist  31   27   W       
 Fri., Dec. 22   Troy  17   41   L    @ New Orleans, LA   New Orleans Bowl
 
2006 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored344
  Scoring Average26.5
  Points Allowed422
  Defense Average32.5
  Opponents Record77-82
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record4-3
2006 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2006 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston 10-4462329Lost  36-448-1309193  Art Briles
Tulsa 8-5350256Lost  13-254-3186129  Steve Kragthorpe
Rice 7-6344422Lost  17-414-2178170  Todd Graham
Southern Methodist 6-6325294 3-3173179  Phil Bennett
Texas El Paso 5-7328375 3-5202246  Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham 3-9225297 2-5160184  Watson Brown

2006 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2006 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

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.