2019 Rice Owls season

2019 Rice Owls
Heart of Dallas Bowl, L 9-22 vs. Maryland
Conference	Conference USA West Division
2019 record	9-5 (8-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Bubada (4th year)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Base defense	3-4
MVP	Eric McLean
Captain	Clarence Terrell, WR James Himes, C Brayden Whitten, DE
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
Seasons « 2018 2020 »

2019 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		6	–	1					7	–	7
Western Kentucky		5	–	2					5	–	8
Old Dominion		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		3	–	4					3	–	9
Middle Tennessee		2	–	5					2	–	10
Florida International		2	–	5					2	–	10
Florida Atlantic		1	–	6					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x†		7	–	0					9	–	5
Southern Miss		6	–	1					9	–	4
Louisiana Tech		3	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		3	–	4					4	–	8
North Texas		3	–	4					3	–	9
UTSA		3	–	4					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	6					1	–	11
Championship: Marshall vs. Rice
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of Post-season; Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	Sat. Morning	NC State*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 31-21
4	Sat. Afternoon	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	L 40-14
5	Sat. Afternoon	#22 SMU*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 31-21
6	FNF	at UAB		Legion Field • Birmingham, UAB	W 20-7
7	TNF	Western Kentucky		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 45-24
9	Sat. Afternoon	Louisiana Tech		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 27-14
10	Sat. Evening	#24 Southern Miss		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 39-33 (3OT)
11	Sat. Afternoon	at UTEP		Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX	W 44-0
12	FNF	UTSA		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 38-24
14	Sat. Afternoon	at Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 30-10
15	Sat. Afternoon	TCU*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 31-27
16	TNF	at North Texas		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX	W 31-17
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
Conf Champ		vs. Marshall		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 38-0
Heart of Dallas Bowl		vs. Maryland*		Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX	L 22-9
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Personnel

Key Personnel

Name	Position	Season at Rice	Season in current role
Bubada	Head Coach	4th	4th
Eric McLean	Quarterback	1st	1st
Jaylen Collins	Fullback	1st	1st
Brayden Whitten	Defensive End	2nd	2nd

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Pre-Season Roster

2019 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB McLean, EricEric McLean  1.5 !Fr QB Jackson, JabariJabari Jackson 3.0 !So QB Harmon, DamianDamian Harmon  2.5 !So QB Coffey, SolomonSolomon Coffey 1.0 !Fr QB Haas-Frey, JackJack Haas-Frey 3.0 !So QB Rogers, BillyBilly Rogers 3.0 !So QB Redman, BraydenBrayden Redman 1.0 !Fr RB Wooten, NateNate Wooten 3.0 !So RB Finley, IsiahIsiah Finley 3.0 !So RB Stapleton, RonanRonan Stapleton 3.0 !So RB Braxton, JasiahJasiah Braxton 1.0 !Fr FB Borden, HunterHunter Borden 1.0 !Fr FB Collins, JaylenJaylen Collins 57.0 !Sr FB Miles, ChadChad Miles 5.0 !Jr FB Woodruff, CooperCooper Woodruff 5.0 !Jr FB Dudley, AhmedAhmed Dudley 5.0 !Jr FB Zimmer, MichaelMichael Zimmer 1.0 !Fr FB Bach, BillBill Bach 1.0 !Fr WR Terrell, ClarenceClarence Terrell  4.5 !Sr WR Triplett, KeithKeith Triplett 5.0 !Jr WR Irving, JamirJamir Irving 3.0 !So WR Jilliumz, NoelNoel Jilliumz 3.0 !So TE Redmond, JamariJamari Redmond  2.5 !So TE Wells, EdwardEdward Wells  4.5 !Sr TE Redmond, JamariJamari Redmond  2.5 !So TE Mulinu'u, TanieluTanielu Mulinu'u 5.0 !Jr TE Wells, EdwardEdward Wells  4.5 !Sr TE Kent, AbrahamAbraham Kent 1.0 !Fr OT Proctor, ChristopherChristopher Proctor 3.0 !So OT Linder, DominickDominick Linder 3.0 !So OT Aguirre, UlisesUlises Aguirre 1.0 !Fr OT Herrington, TimmyTimmy Herrington  2.5 !So OT Whalen, AydenAyden Whalen 1.0 !Fr OG Vick-Schaeffer, DanteDante Vick-Schaeffer  2.5 !So OG Foss, BrodyBrody Foss 5.0 !Jr OG Boyce, AmirAmir Boyce 5.0 !Jr OG Miranda, ByronByron Miranda 5.0 !Jr OG Brannon, RaphaelRaphael Brannon 1.0 !Fr C McCollum, GregGreg McCollum 1.0 !Fr C Himes, JamesJames Himes  4.5 !Sr C Starr, BryanBryan Starr  2.5 !So C Negrete, AlbertoAlberto Negrete  3.5 !Jr C Ashton, MilesMiles Ashton  2.5 !So	Defense Pos. Name Class DE McLeod, AidanAidan McLeod 5.0 !Jr DE Burrell, AlexAlex Burrell 3.0 !So DE Whitten, BraydenBrayden Whitten 57.0 !Sr DE Staton, MarioMario Staton 1.0 !Fr DT Nadeau, RussellRussell Nadeau 1.0 !Fr DT Jarrett, MarlonMarlon Jarrett 1.0 !Fr DT Ortiz, ChristopherChristopher Ortiz  4.5 !Sr DT Wiggins, EvanEvan Wiggins  2.5 !So DT Ricci, AlexAlex Ricci 5.0 !Jr DT Rutherford, BeckettBeckett Rutherford 5.0 !Jr DT Vaai, SialiSiali Vaai 57.0 !Sr OLB Kaplan, MarcusMarcus Kaplan  2.5 !So OLB Atkins, NathanNathan Atkins  3.5 !Jr OLB Kaplan, MarcusMarcus Kaplan  2.5 !So OLB Hahn, CarlCarl Hahn  4.5 !Sr OLB Atkins, NathanNathan Atkins  3.5 !Jr OLB Hastings, PatrykPatryk Hastings 1.0 !Fr OLB Proctor, AidenAiden Proctor 5.0 !Jr OLB Kaplan, MarcusMarcus Kaplan  2.5 !So OLB Hastings, PatrykPatryk Hastings 1.0 !Fr OLB Neville, HudsonHudson Neville 1.0 !Fr ILB Giles, LucasLucas Giles  2.5 !So ILB Epps, JermaineJermaine Epps 3.0 !So ILB Hampton, ChaseChase Hampton 1.0 !Fr ILB Lujan, ReyRey Lujan 5.0 !Jr ILB Coffey, BeckettBeckett Coffey  1.5 !Fr CB Bales, ArthurArthur Bales 1.0 !Fr CB Watkins, RandyRandy Watkins  4.5 !Sr CB Thompson, AndrewAndrew Thompson  4.5 !Sr CB Middleton, NasirNasir Middleton 5.0 !Jr CB Overton, ElijahElijah Overton 3.0 !So FS Canfield, YakovYakov Canfield  2.5 !So FS Hooks, DeAndreDeAndre Hooks  1.5 !Fr FS Chisholm, TerrenceTerrence Chisholm 1.0 !Fr FS Palmer, NigelNigel Palmer 1.0 !Fr SS Pearson, JeffreyJeffrey Pearson  1.5 !Fr SS Willis, WilliamWilliam Willis  4.5 !Sr SS Youngblood, KevinKevin Youngblood 5.0 !Jr SS Copeland, AshtonAshton Copeland 1.0 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Kauffman, RaymondRaymond Kauffman 5.0 !Jr K Allen, JoshuaJoshua Allen 5.0 !Jr K Beckett, AlanAlan Beckett 1.0 !Fr K Hodge, NicolasNicolas Hodge  1.5 !Fr K Bales, AlanAlan Bales 3.0 !So P Shelton, EvanEvan Shelton  2.5 !So P Condon, TimTim Condon  3.5 !Jr P Carroll, OscarOscar Carroll 5.0 !Jr P Hinson, DeanDean Hinson 1.0 !Fr P Branham, MatthewMatthew Branham 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Bubada Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2/12/2016

Depth chart

Defense FS Yakov Canfield DeAndre Hooks WLB ILB ILB SLB Aiden Proctor Lucas Giles Jermaine Epps Carl Hahn Marcus Kaplan Chase Hampton Rey Lujan Nathan Atkins SS Jeffrey Pearson William Willis CB Randy Watkins William Willis DE NT DE Brayden Whitten Christopher Ortiz Aidan McLeod Nathan Atkins Evan Wiggins Alex Burrell CB Andrew Thompson Nasir Middleton Offense WR Clarence Terrell Noel Jilliumz LT LG C RG RT Christopher Proctor Dante Vick-Schaeffer James Himes Bryan Starr Timmy Herrington Dominick Linder Brody Foss Bryan Starr Amir Boyce Ulises Aguirre TE Jamari Redmond Tanielu Mulinu'u WR Keith Triplett Jamari Redmond QB Eric McLean Jabari Jackson RB Nate Wooten Jaylen Collins FB Jaylen Collins Chad Miles Special Teams PK Raymond Kauffman P Evan Shelton KR Noel Jilliumz PR Noel Jilliumz LS Bryan Starr H Jabari Jackson

Recruiting

High School

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Andres Arriaga ILB	Lewisville, AR	Lafayette County HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	TBD
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A'Shawn McNair OT	DeLeon, TX	DeLeon HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	262 lb (119 kg)	TBD
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Darius Watkins WR	Denison, TX	Denison HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	TBD
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Raymond Land P	Houston, TX	Houston Lutheran North HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	TBD
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Gerald Sykes CB	Van Alstyne, TX	Van Alsytne HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	TBD
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Mamadou Blakely OLB	Anton, TX	Anton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	TBD
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Brandon Dawkins ATH	Floydada, TX	Floydada HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	268 lb (122 kg)	TBD
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Kaden Porter RB	Cooper, TX	Cooper HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	TBD
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Curtis Crump WR	Floydada, TX	Floydada HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	TBD
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Bronson Alexander OG	Riviera, TX	Kaufer HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	TBD
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Mayer Cary DT	Huntsville, TX	Huntsville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	TBD
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Xavier Ransom DT	New Deal, TX	New Deal HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	TBD
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Abdul Starks FS	Huntsville, TX	Huntsville HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	TBD
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Jonah Stubbs C	Van Vleck, TX	Van Vleck HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	TBD
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Mamadou Spurlock ILB	Pampa, TX	Pampa HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	TBD
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Albert Vest FB	Sugar Land, TX	Willowridge HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	TBD
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Isaac Crain OG	Paradise, TX	Paradise HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	261 lb (118 kg)	TBD
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Nigel Daniels DT	Corpus Christi, TX	Flour Bluff HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	287 lb (130 kg)	TBD
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Kenyan Raji OLB	Roma, TX	Roma HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	TBD
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Conor Blalock ILB	Shiner, TX	Shiner HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	TBD
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Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Junior College Transfers

Rice did not receive any JUCO transfers.