AHSFHS.org

Search Site

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-

Select Year:

1912 <-- 2021 <- 2022 -> 2023 --> 2024

2022 Season Highlights

Mike Bloomgren enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice.

2022 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Southern California	14	66	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. McNeese State	52	10	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. Louisiana	33	21	W
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Houston	27	34	L
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Alabama Birmingham	28	24	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Florida Atlantic	14	17	L
Sat., Oct. 22	@ Louisiana Tech	42	41	W (OT)
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Charlotte	23	56	L
Thu., Nov. 3	vs. Texas El Paso	37	30	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Western Kentucky	10	45	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Texas San Antonio	7	41	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ North Texas	17	21	L
Sat., Dec. 17	Southern Mississippi	24	38	L	@ Mobile, AL	Lending Tree Bowl

2022 Season Totals
Record	5-8
Points Scored	328
Scoring Average	25.2
Points Allowed	444
Defense Average	34.2
Opponents Record	82-74
Conference Record	3-5
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	1-5

2022 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2022 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas San Antonio	11-3	515	363	Lost 12-18	8-0	307	178	Jeff Traylor
Western Kentucky	9-5	510	328	Won 44-23	6-2	305	153	Tyson Helton
North Texas	7-7	473	444	Lost 32-35	6-3	311	232	Seth Littrell
Middle Tennessee State	8-5	375	360	Won 25-23	4-4	215	237	Rick Stockstill
Alabama Birmingham	7-6	391	301	Won 24-20	4-4	249	198	Bryant Vincent
Florida Atlantic	5-7	357	319		4-4	237	201	Willie Taggart
Rice	5-8	328	444	Lost 24-38	3-5	178	275	Mike Bloomgren
Texas El Paso	5-7	293	324		3-5	223	229	Dana Dimel
Florida International	4-8	224	447		2-6	141	329	Mike MacIntyre
Charlotte	3-9	290	473		2-6	183	279	Will Healy
Louisiana Tech	3-9	348	455		2-6	238	300	Sonny Cumbie

2022 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2022 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).