2020 Rice Owls season

2020 Rice Owls
Conference	Conference USA
2020 record	0-0 (0-0 C-USA)
Head coach	Bubada (5th year)
Captain	Eric McLean, QB Aiden Proctor, OLB Yakov Canfield, FS
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)
Seasons « 2019 2021 »

2020 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky x		8	–	0					8	–	6
Old Dominion		6	–	2					6	–	7
Florida Atlantic		5	–	3					5	–	7
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
Charlotte		2	–	6					2	–	10
Florida International		2	–	6					2	–	10
Middle Tennessee		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x†		7	–	1					10	–	4
North Texas		5	–	3					6	–	7
Southern Miss		5	–	3					6	–	7
UTEP		5	–	3					5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTSA		2	–	6					3	–	9
Louisiana Tech		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Western Kentucky vs. Rice
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of Bowls; Rankings from Coaches Poll

Schedule

Regular Season

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
2	Sat. Afternoon	at #20 Kansas*		Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	L 24-31 (OT)
3	TBD	NC State*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
4	TBD	TCU*		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
6	TBD	FIU		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
7	TBD	UTEP		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
8	TBD	at FAU		FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL
9	TBD	at UAB		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL
10	TBD	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
12	TBD	at Bowling Green*		Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH
13	TBD	Southern Miss		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
15	TBD	at North Texas		Apogee Stadium • Denton, TX
16	TBD	UTSA		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

Post-season

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
		vs. *
*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	5th	5th
Eric McLean	Quarterback	3rd	2nd
Nate Wooten	Running Back	3rd	3rd
Raphael Brannon	Offensive Guard	2nd	1st
Andres Arriaga	Inside Linebacker	1st	1st
Yakov Canfield	Free Safety	4th	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

2020 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. Name Class QB Harmon, DamianDamian Harmon  3.5 !Jr QB Haas-Frey, JackJack Haas-Frey 5.0 !Jr QB Rogers, BillyBilly Rogers 5.0 !Jr QB Jackson, JabariJabari Jackson 5.0 !Jr QB McLean, EricEric McLean  2.5 !So QB Redman, BraydenBrayden Redman 3.0 !So QB Coffey, SolomonSolomon Coffey 3.0 !So QB Corcoran, RichardRichard Corcoran 1.0 !Fr QB Goodrich, JacobJacob Goodrich 1.0 !Fr RB Finley, IsiahIsiah Finley 5.0 !Jr RB Stapleton, RonanRonan Stapleton 5.0 !Jr RB Wooten, NateNate Wooten 5.0 !Jr RB Braxton, JasiahJasiah Braxton  1.5 !Fr RB Porter, KadenKaden Porter 1.0 !Fr FB Miles, ChadChad Miles 57.0 !Sr FB Woodruff, CooperCooper Woodruff 57.0 !Sr FB Dudley, AhmedAhmed Dudley 57.0 !Sr FB Bach, BillBill Bach 3.0 !So FB Zimmer, MichaelMichael Zimmer 3.0 !So FB Borden, HunterHunter Borden  1.5 !Fr FB Vest, AlbertAlbert Vest 1.0 !Fr WR Triplett, KeithKeith Triplett 57.0 !Sr WR Jilliumz, NoelNoel Jilliumz 5.0 !Jr WR Irving, JamirJamir Irving 5.0 !Jr WR Crump, CurtisCurtis Crump 1.0 !Fr WR Watkins, DariusDarius Watkins 1.0 !Fr TE Redmond, JamariJamari Redmond  3.5 !Jr TE Mulinu'u, TanieluTanielu Mulinu'u 57.0 !Sr TE Kent, AbrahamAbraham Kent 3.0 !So TE Perdue, JasonJason Perdue 1.0 !Fr OT Herrington, TimmyTimmy Herrington  3.5 !Jr OT Linder, DominickDominick Linder 5.0 !Jr OT Proctor, ChristopherChristopher Proctor 5.0 !Jr OT Whalen, AydenAyden Whalen 3.0 !So OT Aguirre, UlisesUlises Aguirre 3.0 !So OT McNair, A'ShawnA'Shawn McNair 1.0 !Fr OG Vick-Schaeffer, DanteDante Vick-Schaeffer  3.5 !Jr OG Foss, BrodyBrody Foss 57.0 !Sr OG Miranda, ByronByron Miranda 57.0 !Sr OG Boyce, AmirAmir Boyce 57.0 !Sr OG Brannon, RaphaelRaphael Brannon  1.5 !Fr OG Crain, IsaacIsaac Crain 1.0 !Fr OG Alexander, BronsonBronson Alexander 1.0 !Fr C Negrete, AlbertoAlberto Negrete  4.5 !Sr C Starr, BryanBryan Starr  3.5 !Jr C Ashton, MilesMiles Ashton  3.5 !Jr C McCollum, GregGreg McCollum  1.5 !Fr C Stubbs, JonahJonah Stubbs 1.0 !Fr	Defense Pos. Name Class DE McLeod, AidanAidan McLeod 57.0 !Sr DE Burrell, AlexAlex Burrell 5.0 !Jr DE Staton, MarioMario Staton  1.5 !Fr DE Tyson, DonteDonte Tyson 1.0 !Fr ATH Dawkins, BrandonBrandon Dawkins 1.0 !Fr DT Wiggins, EvanEvan Wiggins  3.5 !Jr DT Ricci, AlexAlex Ricci 57.0 !Sr DT Rutherford, BeckettBeckett Rutherford 57.0 !Sr DT Nadeau, RussellRussell Nadeau  1.5 !Fr DT Jarrett, MarlonMarlon Jarrett  1.5 !Fr DT Cyr, BenjaminBenjamin Cyr 1.0 !Fr DT Daniels, NigelNigel Daniels 1.0 !Fr DT Ransom, XavierXavier Ransom 1.0 !Fr DT Cary, MayerMayer Cary 1.0 !Fr ILB Giles, LucasLucas Giles  3.5 !Jr ILB Lujan, ReyRey Lujan 57.0 !Sr ILB Epps, JermaineJermaine Epps 5.0 !Jr ILB Coffey, BeckettBeckett Coffey  2.5 !So ILB Hampton, ChaseChase Hampton 3.0 !So ILB Reeder, AlexAlex Reeder 1.0 !Fr ILB Kowalski, EricEric Kowalski 1.0 !Fr ILB Stratton, MatthewMatthew Stratton 1.0 !Fr ILB Blalock, ConorConor Blalock 1.0 !Fr ILB Spurlock, MamadouMamadou Spurlock 1.0 !Fr ILB Arriaga, AndresAndres Arriaga 1.0 !Fr OLB Atkins, NathanNathan Atkins  4.5 !Sr OLB Proctor, AidenAiden Proctor 57.0 !Sr OLB Kaplan, MarcusMarcus Kaplan  3.5 !Jr OLB Hastings, PatrykPatryk Hastings 3.0 !So OLB Neville, HudsonHudson Neville  1.5 !Fr OLB Raji, KenyanKenyan Raji 1.0 !Fr OLB Blakely, MamadouMamadou Blakely 1.0 !Fr CB Middleton, NasirNasir Middleton 57.0 !Sr CB Overton, ElijahElijah Overton 5.0 !Jr CB Bales, ArthurArthur Bales  1.5 !Fr CB Sykes, GeraldGerald Sykes 1.0 !Fr FS Canfield, YakovYakov Canfield  3.5 !Jr FS Hooks, DeAndreDeAndre Hooks  2.5 !So FS Palmer, NigelNigel Palmer 3.0 !So FS Chisholm, TerrenceTerrence Chisholm 3.0 !So FS Reeder, DesmondDesmond Reeder 1.0 !Fr FS Starks, AbdulAbdul Starks 1.0 !Fr SS Youngblood, KevinKevin Youngblood 57.0 !Sr SS Pearson, JeffreyJeffrey Pearson  2.5 !So SS Copeland, AshtonAshton Copeland  1.5 !Fr	Special teams Pos. Name Class K Kauffman, RaymondRaymond Kauffman 57.0 !Sr K Allen, JoshuaJoshua Allen 57.0 !Sr K Hodge, NicolasNicolas Hodge  2.5 !So K Bales, AlanAlan Bales 5.0 !Jr K Beckett, AlanAlan Beckett 3.0 !So P Condon, TimTim Condon  4.5 !Sr P Shelton, EvanEvan Shelton  3.5 !Jr P Carroll, OscarOscar Carroll 57.0 !Sr P Branham, MatthewMatthew Branham 3.0 !So P Hinson, DeanDean Hinson 3.0 !So P Land, RaymondRaymond Land 1.0 !Fr LS Roper, DillonDillon Roper 1.0 !Fr	Head coach Bubada Coordinators/assistant coaches None Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2/12/2017

Depth chart

Defense FS Yakov Canfield DeAndre Hooks WLB ILB ILB SLB Aiden Proctor Andres Arriaga Lucas Giles Marcus Kaplan Nathan Atkins Beckett Coffey Jermaine Epps Hudson Neville SS Jeffrey Pearson Ashton Copeland CB Arthur Bales Nasir Middleton DE NT DE Aidan McLeod Evan Wiggins Mario Staton Alex Burrell Alex Ricci Marlon Jarrett CB Gerald Sykes Elijah Overton Offense WR Keith Triplett Tanielu Mulinu'u LT LG C RG RT Christopher Proctor Raphael Brannon Bryan Starr Dante Vick-Schaeffer Timmy Herrington Dominick Linder Brody Foss Miles Ashton Amir Boyce Ulises Aguirre TE Jamari Redmond Tanielu Mulinu'u WR Jamir Irving Abraham Kent QB Eric McLean Jabari Jackson RB Nate Wooten Isiah Finley FB Hunter Borden Chad Miles Special Teams PK Raymond Kauffman P Evan Shelton KR Yakov Canfield PR Yakov Canfield LS Albreto Negrete H Jabari Jackson

Recruiting

High School

To be added as recruiting commences.

Junior College Transfers

To be added as recruiting commences.