Rice Football Team History
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
2012 Season Highlights
David Bailiff enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
2012 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 30 vs.
UCLA
24
49
L
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Kansas
25
24
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Louisiana Tech
37
56
L
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Marshall
51
54
L
Sat., Sep. 29
Houston
14
35
L
@ Houston, TX
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Memphis
10
14
L
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
Texas San Antonio
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 @
Tulsa
24
28
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Southern Mississippi
44
17
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Tulane
49
47
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Southern Methodist
36
20
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Texas El Paso
33
24
W
Sat., Dec. 29
Air Force
33
14
W
@ Fort Worth, TX
Armed Forces Bowl
2012 Season Totals
Record 7-6
Points Scored 414
Scoring Average 31.8
Points Allowed 396
Defense Average 30.5
Opponents Record 70-92
Conference Record 4-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-3
2012 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
2012 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
2012 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.