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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: Mike Bloomgren
Conference: Conference USA-West

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2020 <- 2021 -> 2022 --> 2024

2021 Season Highlights
 Mike Bloomgren enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2021 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  @ Arkansas  17   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Houston  7   44   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Texas  0   58   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Texas Southern  48   34   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Southern Mississippi  24   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ Texas San Antonio  0   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Alabama Birmingham  30   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. North Texas  24   30   L (OT)      
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Charlotte  24   31   L (OT)      
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Western Kentucky  21   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Texas El Paso  28   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Louisiana Tech  35   31   W       
 
2021 Season Totals
  Record4-8
  Points Scored258
  Scoring Average21.5
  Points Allowed434
  Defense Average36.2
  Opponents Record80-62
  Conference Record3-5
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-5
2021 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2021 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Texas San Antonio 12-2516345Lost  24-387-1297191  Jeff Traylor
Alabama Birmingham 9-4384302Won  31-286-2275161  Bill Clark
North Texas 6-7357357Lost  14-275-3226198  Seth Littrell
Texas El Paso 7-6326328Lost  24-314-4201199  Dana Dimel
Rice 4-8258434 3-5186260  Mike Bloomgren
Louisiana Tech 3-9336408 2-6193258  Skip Holtz
Southern Mississippi 3-9212335 2-6145220  Will Hall

2021 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2021 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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.