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
 
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| 2016 Season Highlights |  | David Bailiff enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rice. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 2016 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Thu., Sep. 1 | @
Western Kentucky | 14 | 46 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 10 | @
Army | 14 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Fri., Sep. 16 | vs.
Baylor | 10 | 38 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
North Texas | 35 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Southern Mississippi | 28 | 44 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 15 | vs.
Texas San Antonio | 13 | 14 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. Prairie View A&M | 65 | 44 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Louisiana Tech | 16 | 61 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Florida Atlantic | 25 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Charlotte | 22 | 21 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Texas El Paso | 44 | 24 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 26 | @
Stanford | 17 | 41 | L |  |  |  |  | 
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| 2016 Season Totals |  | Record | 3-9 |  | Points Scored | 303 |  | Scoring Average | 25.3 |  | Points Allowed | 448 |  | Defense Average | 37.3 |  | Opponents Record | 74-68 |  | Conference Record | 2-6 |  | Home Record | 2-4 |  | Away Record | 1-5 |  | 
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| 2016 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 2016 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 2016 All Conference USA Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
The Oklahoma Sooners hold the record for the longest winning streak in college football. The streak lasted 47 games, from 1954 until 1957.