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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


Select Year:    
1912  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 David Bailiff enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 26   Stanford  7   62   L    @ Sydney, Australia   
 Sat., Sep. 9  @ Texas El Paso  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Houston  3   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 23  vs. Florida International  7   13   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Pittsburgh  10   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Army  12   49   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Texas San Antonio  7   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Louisiana Tech  28   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Alabama Birmingham  21   52   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Southern Mississippi  34   43   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Old Dominion  21   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. North Texas  14   30   L       
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record1-11
  Points Scored195
  Scoring Average16.3
  Points Allowed429
  Defense Average35.8
  Opponents Record82-70
  Conference Record1-7
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-5
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 Conference USA-West Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Texas 9-5497490Lost  30-507-2310292  Seth Littrell
Alabama Birmingham 8-5361333Lost  6-416-2249175  Bill Clark
Southern Mississippi 8-5379318Lost  13-426-2266211  Jay Hopson
Louisiana Tech 7-6396330Won  51-104-4222206  Skip Holtz
Texas San Antonio 6-5259187 3-5147146  Frank Wilson
Rice 1-11195429 1-7163238  David Bailiff
Texas El Paso 0-12141441 0-883246  Sean Kugler

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 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

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