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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: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2023 <- 2024 -> 2024 --> 2024

2024 Season Highlights
 Mike Bloomgren enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2024 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. Sam Houston State  14   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Texas Southern  69   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Houston  7   33   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Army  14   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Charlotte  20   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas San Antonio  29   27   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tulane  10   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Connecticut  10   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Navy  24   10   W       
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Memphis  20   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Alabama Birmingham               
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. South Florida               
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Points Scored217
  Scoring Average21.7
  Points Allowed237
  Defense Average23.7
  Opponents Record61-30
  Conference Record2-2
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-5
2024 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2024 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 10-1396241 5-1230169  Ryan Silverfield
Army 9-031793 4-016866  Jeff Monken
Tulane 9-2445187 4-015529  Jon Sumrall
Navy 7-3321235 3-1145107  Brian Newberry
East Carolina 6-4330272 3-013568  Mike Houston
Texas San Antonio 4-6304328 2-112295  Jeff Traylor
Rice 3-7217237 2-28795  Mike Bloomgren
Temple 3-7191350 2-15267  Stan Drayton
North Texas 5-5356357 1-29279  Eric Morris
South Florida 5-5286283 1-24574  Alex Golesh
Charlotte 3-7216367 1-282117  Biff Poggi
Tulsa 3-7254384 1-284132  Kevin Wilson
Alabama Birmingham 2-8247368 1-297133  Trent Dilfer
Florida Atlantic 2-8221308 0-365109  Tom Herman

2024 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2024 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.