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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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record10-3
  Points Scored537
  Scoring Average41.3
  Points Allowed433
  Defense Average33.3
  Opponents Record76-88
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record3-3
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 10-3537433Won  38-146-1304234  David Bailiff
Houston 8-5528402Won  34-286-2349256  Kevin Sumlin
Tulsa 11-3661391Won  45-135-2297217  Todd Graham
Texas El Paso 5-7395444 4-4295302  Mike Price
Alabama Birmingham 4-8273375 3-5178255  Neil Callaway
Southern Methodist 1-11256458 0-7178261  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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.