Rice Football Team History
Rice Owls
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Rice University
Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: David Bailiff
Conference: Conference USA-West
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| 2008 Season Highlights |
| David Bailiff enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 2008 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Fri., Aug. 29 | vs.
Southern Methodist
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56 |
27 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 6 | @
Memphis
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42 |
35 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 13 | @
Vanderbilt
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21 |
38 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 20 | @
Texas
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10 |
52 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 27 | vs.
North Texas
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77 |
20 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 4 | @
Tulsa
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28 |
63 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 18 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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45 |
40 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 25 | @
Tulane
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42 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 1 | @
Texas El Paso
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49 |
44 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 8 | vs.
Army
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38 |
31 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 22 | vs.
Marshall
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35 |
10 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 29 | vs.
Houston
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56 |
42 |
W |
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| | Tue., Dec. 30 |
Western Michigan
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38 |
14 |
W |
@ Houston, TX |
Texas Bowl |
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| 2008 Season Totals |
| Record | 10-3
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| Points Scored | 537 |
| Scoring Average | 41.3 |
| Points Allowed | 433 |
| Defense Average | 33.3 |
| Opponents Record | 76-88
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| Conference Record | 6-1 |
| Home Record | 6-0
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| Away Record | 3-3
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| 2008 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 2008 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 2008 All Conference USA Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
