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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 <-- 2015 <- 2016 -> 2017 --> 2024

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

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

2016 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2016 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Tech	9-5	620	470	Won 48-45	6-3	398	293	Skip Holtz
Texas San Antonio	6-7	379	363	Lost 20-23	5-3	281	249	Frank Wilson
Southern Mississippi	7-6	427	384	Won 28-21	4-4	258	246	Jay Hopson
North Texas	5-8	322	424	Lost 31-38	3-5	194	282	Seth Littrell
Texas El Paso	4-8	316	419		2-6	215	280	Sean Kugler
Rice	3-9	303	448		2-6	197	294	David Bailiff
Alabama Birmingham	0-0	0	0					No Team

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.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.