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Rice Owls

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

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1912 <-- 2010 <- 2011 -> 2012 --> 2024

2011 Season Highlights

David Bailiff enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.

2011 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Texas	9	34	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Purdue	24	22	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Baylor	31	56	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Southern Mississippi	24	48	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Memphis	28	6	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Marshall	20	24	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Tulsa	20	38	L
Thu., Oct. 27	vs. Houston	34	73	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Texas El Paso	41	37	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Northwestern	6	28	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Tulane	19	7	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Southern Methodist	24	27	L

2011 Season Totals
Record	4-8
Points Scored	280
Scoring Average	23.3
Points Allowed	400
Defense Average	33.3
Opponents Record	88-68
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	0-6

2011 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2011 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Houston	13-1	690	314	Won 30-14	8-0	455	160	Tony Levine
Tulsa	8-5	430	355	Lost 21-24	7-1	300	160	Bill Blankenship
Southern Methodist	8-5	336	300	Won 28-6	5-3	197	184	June Jones
Rice	4-8	280	400		3-5	210	260	David Bailiff
Alabama Birmingham	3-9	242	441		3-5	181	319	Neil Callaway
Texas El Paso	5-7	319	364		2-7	241	313	Mike Price

2011 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2011 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.