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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: David Bailiff
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2006 <- 2007 -> 2008 --> 2024
2007 Season Highlights
 David Bailiff enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2007 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 1  vs. Nicholls State  14   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Baylor  17   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Texas Tech  24   59   L       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Texas  14   58   L       
 Wed., Oct. 3  @ Southern Mississippi  31   29   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Houston  48   56   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Memphis  35   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Marshall  21   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Texas El Paso  56   48   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Southern Methodist  43   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  vs. Tulane  31   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Tulsa  43   48   L       
 
2007 Season Totals
  Record3-9
  Points Scored377
  Scoring Average31.4
  Points Allowed515
  Defense Average42.9
  Opponents Record66-73
  Conference Record2-5
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record2-4
2007 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2007 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Houston 8-5449379Lost  13-206-2288248  Art Briles
Tulsa 10-4576467Won  63-75-1243173  Todd Graham
Texas El Paso 4-8403445 2-6286353  Mike Price
Rice 3-9377515 2-5252292  David Bailiff
Alabama Birmingham 2-10235421 1-7158302  Neil Callaway
Southern Methodist 1-11340477 0-7206283  Phil Bennett

2007 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2007 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

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.