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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


Select Year:    
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               
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Army               
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Charlotte               
 Sat., Oct. 5  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 12  vs. Texas San Antonio               
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ Tulane               
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Connecticut               
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Navy               
 Fri., Nov. 8  @ Memphis               
 Sat., Nov. 16  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Alabama Birmingham               
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. South Florida               
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record1-1
  Points Scored83
  Scoring Average41.5
  Points Allowed41
  Defense Average20.5
  Opponents Record1-1
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1
  Away Record0-0
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 
Navy 2-08732 1-03811  Brian Newberry
Army 2-06614   Jeff Monken
East Carolina 2-06217   Mike Houston
Memphis 2-07817   Ryan Silverfield
North Texas 2-08758   Eric Morris
Alabama Birmingham 1-14735   Trent Dilfer
Rice 1-18341   Mike Bloomgren
South Florida 1-16445   Alex Golesh
Texas San Antonio 1-13865   Jeff Traylor
Tulane 1-17934   Jon Sumrall
Tulsa 1-18656   Kevin Wilson
Charlotte 0-22768   Biff Poggi
Florida Atlantic 0-21740 0-1724  Tom Herman
Temple 0-21489   Stan Drayton

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 first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.