Rice Owls |
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First season | 2013 |
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Head coach | Bubada 9th season, 66–41 (.617) |
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Stadium | Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000) |
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Year built | 1950 |
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Field surface | Turf |
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Location | Houston, TX |
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League | NCAA |
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Division | East |
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All-time record | 72–71 (.503) |
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Bowl record | 1–5 (.167) |
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Playoff record | 0 |
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Conference titles | 5 |
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Division titles | 5 |
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Consensus All-Americans | 2 |
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Colors | Blue and Gray |
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Fight song | "Rice Fight" |
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Mascot | Sammy the Owl |
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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
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Charlotte |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD
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FAU |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
75 |
33 |
2018 |
2020 |
L1
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FIU |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
125 |
93 |
2020 |
2022 |
W4
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Louisiana Tech |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
232 |
51 |
2018 |
2023 |
W6
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Marshall |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
89 |
31 |
2018 |
2023 |
W3
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MTSU |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
35 |
7 |
2023 |
2023 |
W1
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North Texas |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
.833 |
193 |
101 |
2018 |
2023 |
L1
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Old Dominion |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
66 |
31 |
2021 |
2022 |
W2
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Southern Miss |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
211 |
97 |
2018 |
2023 |
W6
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UAB |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
185 |
82 |
2018 |
2023 |
W6
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UTEP |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
227 |
64 |
2018 |
2023 |
W6
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UTSA |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
.833 |
174 |
110 |
2018 |
2023 |
L1
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Western Kentucky |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
120 |
71 |
2019 |
2021 |
W3
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13 Opponents |
51 |
48 |
3 |
0 |
.941 |
1732 |
771 |
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6 Seasons
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Season-by-Season Records
National Champions
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Conference Champions
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Bowl game berth
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Bowl games
The Owls have appeared in 6 bowl games, posting a record of 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
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- Rice Stadium (2013–present)
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