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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 <-- 2007 <- 2008 -> 2009 --> 2024

2008 Season Highlights

David Bailiff enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice.

2008 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Aug. 29	vs. Southern Methodist	56	27	W
Sat., Sep. 6	@ Memphis	42	35	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Vanderbilt	21	38	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Texas	10	52	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. North Texas	77	20	W
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Tulsa	28	63	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Southern Mississippi	45	40	W
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Tulane	42	17	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Texas El Paso	49	44	W
Sat., Nov. 8	vs. Army	38	31	W
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Marshall	35	10	W
Sat., Nov. 29	vs. Houston	56	42	W
Tue., Dec. 30	Western Michigan	38	14	W	@ Houston, TX	Texas Bowl

2008 Season Totals
Record	10-3
Points Scored	537
Scoring Average	41.3
Points Allowed	433
Defense Average	33.3
Opponents Record	76-88
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	3-3

2008 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2008 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Rice	10-3	537	433	Won 38-14	6-1	304	234	David Bailiff
Houston	8-5	528	402	Won 34-28	6-2	349	256	Kevin Sumlin
Tulsa	11-3	661	391	Won 45-13	5-2	297	217	Todd Graham
Texas El Paso	5-7	395	444		4-4	295	302	Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham	4-8	273	375		3-5	178	255	Neil Callaway
Southern Methodist	1-11	256	458		0-7	178	261	June Jones

2008 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2008 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.