Rice Owls

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Rice Owls
Rice logo.png
First season2013
Head coachBubada
9th season, 66–41 (.617)
StadiumRice Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
Year built1950
Field surfaceTurf
LocationHouston, TX
LeagueNCAA
DivisionEast
All-time record72–71 (.503)
Bowl record1–5 (.167)
Playoff record0
Conference titles5
Division titles5
Consensus All-Americans2
ColorsBlue and Gray
         
Fight song"Rice Fight"
MascotSammy the Owl

The Rice Owls are a CFBHC team playing in the West division of the C-USA. Rice began in the 2013 CFBHC season as a member of the Big 12 conference before moving to the AAC West division for the 2014-2017 seasons.

History

GoldenCatcus Era (2013)

Rice struggled in its inaugural season under head coach GoldenCatcus. The Owls finished the 2013 season at 1-11. The only win came against TCU in week 6. Rice lost 3 games by over 56 points.

owl_man Era (2014-2015)

The Rice Owls moved to the AAC in 2014. New head coach owl_man and starting freshman QB Teddy Rogers led Rice to a surprisingly decent season, finishing at 5-7 (5-2 in AAC). The momentum that owl_man and Rice had in 2014 did not carry over to 2015. In 2015, the Owls became the 2nd team in CFBHC history to go 0-12.

Bubada Era (2016-Present)

2016 marked the first season for head coach Bubada. After leading the Owls to a win in their opening game against Indiana, Rice would go on to lose the last 11 games of the season. The highlight of the season came in week 1 when QB Teddy Rogers hit RB Kwendi Nkwenti out of the backfield for a 13 yard TD with 3 seconds remaining to give the Owls a 14-13 win at Indiana. The 2017 season brought in many new faces to the starting lineup. The Owls started 10 true freshman this year but was led by senior 4-year starting QB Teddy Rogers. The Owls improved compared to 2016 and were able to win 3 games including having a winning streak for the first time since the 2014 season. The Owls were moved to the new C-USA conference in 2018. The conference was composed of 11 new teams and 3 old teams (Rice, Marshall, North Texas). Rice and Marshall were early favorites to win the conference. The season started on a high note with a win at Oregon State in which free safety Koren Donahue had 3 INTs and a TD. The Owls would go on to sweep conference play and beat the Marshall Thundering Herd in the C-USA conference championship game. The Owls went to their first bowl game, the Heart of Dallas Bowl, in which they lost to Washington State. The Owls had a very similar season in 2019, once again going 9-5 with an 8-0 record in the C-USA, winning the C-USA championship, and losing in the Heart of Dallas Bowl.

All-time record vs. C-USA opponents

This is the Owls football record against current Conference USA opponents through the 2023 season.

School Total Games W L T Pct. PF PA First Year Last Year Streak
Charlotte 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 TBD TBD TBD
FAU 2 1 1 0 .500 75 33 2018 2020 L1
FIU 4 4 0 0 1.000 125 93 2020 2022 W4
Louisiana Tech 6 6 0 0 1.000 232 51 2018 2023 W6
Marshall 3 3 0 0 1.000 89 31 2018 2023 W3
MTSU 1 1 0 0 1.000 35 7 2023 2023 W1
North Texas 6 5 1 0 .833 193 101 2018 2023 L1
Old Dominion 2 2 0 0 1.000 66 31 2021 2022 W2
Southern Miss 6 6 0 0 1.000 211 97 2018 2023 W6
UAB 6 6 0 0 1.000 185 82 2018 2023 W6
UTEP 6 6 0 0 1.000 227 64 2018 2023 W6
UTSA 6 5 1 0 .833 174 110 2018 2023 L1
Western Kentucky 3 3 0 0 1.000 120 71 2019 2021 W3
13 Opponents 51 48 3 0 .941 1732 771 6 Seasons

Season-by-Season Records

Coach(es) Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Bowl Final CP Ranking
Wins Losses Wins Losses
Rice Owls
GoldenCatcus 2013 Big 12 1 11 1 7 - -
owl_man 2014 AAC 5 7 5 2 - -
2015 0 12 0 7 - -
Bubada 2016 1 11 0 7 - -
2017 3 9 3 4 - -
2018 C-USA 9 5 8 0 Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Washington State (31-41) -
2019 9 5 8 0 Lost Heart of Dallas Bowl vs. Maryland (9-22) -
2020 10 4 8 1 Lost Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii (23-38) -
2021 12 2 9 0 Lost Independence Bowl vs. Miami (17-28) -
2022 11 3 9 0 Lost Bahamas Bowl vs. Temple (35-38) #25
2023 11 2 6 2 Won New Mexico Bowl vs. Colorado State (35-32) #20
Total Games: 143 72 71 57 30
National Champions Conference Champions Bowl game berth

Bowl games

The Owls have appeared in 6 bowl games, posting a record of 1-5.

Season Bowl Opponent Result
2018 Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington State L, 31-41
2019 Heart of Dallas Bowl Maryland L, 9-22
2020 Hawaii Bowl Hawaii L, 23-38
2021 Independence Bowl Miami L, 17-28
2022 Bahamas Bowl Temple L, 35-38
2023 New Mexico Bowl Colorado State W, 35-32
Total 6 Bowl Games 1–5

Individual Award Winners

National

1st Team All-American Players

Davey O'Brien Award

Johnny Unitas Award

Sammy Baugh Award

Fred Biletnikoff Award

Paul Hornung Award

Burlsworth Trophy

Conference

C-USA Offensive Player of the Year

C-USA Freshman of the Year

All-AAC Players

1st Team All-C-USA Players

2nd Team All-C-USA Players

C-USA Coach of the Year

External links

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