Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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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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2016 Season Highlights |
David Bailiff enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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2016 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Thu., Sep. 1 | @
Western Kentucky
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14 |
46 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 10 | @
Army
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14 |
31 |
L |
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| Fri., Sep. 16 | vs.
Baylor
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10 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | vs.
North Texas
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35 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Southern Mississippi
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28 |
44 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | vs.
Texas San Antonio
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13 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. Prairie View A&M
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65 |
44 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | @
Louisiana Tech
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16 |
61 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Florida Atlantic
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25 |
42 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Charlotte
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22 |
21 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Texas El Paso
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44 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 26 | @
Stanford
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17 |
41 |
L |
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2016 Season Totals |
Record | 3-9
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Points Scored | 303 |
Scoring Average | 25.3 |
Points Allowed | 448 |
Defense Average | 37.3 |
Opponents Record | 74-68
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Conference Record | 2-6 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 1-5
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2016 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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2016 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
2016 All Conference USA Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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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.