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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

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1912 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

David Bailiff enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Rice.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	@ Alabama Birmingham	24	44	L
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Texas Tech	10	55	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Oklahoma State	24	41	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Vanderbilt	17	36	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Tulsa	10	27	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Navy	14	63	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ East Carolina	13	49	L
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Central Florida	7	49	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Southern Methodist	28	31	L
Sat., Nov. 14	vs. Tulane	28	20	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Texas El Paso	30	29	W
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Houston	14	73	L

2009 Season Totals
Record	2-10
Points Scored	219
Scoring Average	18.3
Points Allowed	517
Defense Average	43.1
Opponents Record	82-72
Conference Record	2-6
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	0-6

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2009 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Houston	10-4	591	421	Lost 20-47	6-3	411	280	Kevin Sumlin
Southern Methodist	8-5	380	359	Won 45-10	6-2	228	219	June Jones
Alabama Birmingham	5-7	333	388		4-4	231	228	Neil Callaway
Tulsa	5-7	351	328		3-5	230	242	Todd Graham
Texas El Paso	4-8	358	402		3-5	289	269	Mike Price
Rice	2-10	219	517		2-6	154	322	David Bailiff

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.