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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| 2011 Season Highlights |
| David Bailiff enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Rice. |
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| 2011 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 3 | @
Texas
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9 |
34 |
L |
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| | Sat., Sep. 10 | vs.
Purdue
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24 |
22 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 24 | @
Baylor
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31 |
56 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 1 | @
Southern Mississippi
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24 |
48 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 8 | vs.
Memphis
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28 |
6 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 15 | @
Marshall
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20 |
24 |
L |
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| | Sat., Oct. 22 | vs.
Tulsa
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20 |
38 |
L |
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| | Thu., Oct. 27 | vs.
Houston
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34 |
73 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 5 | vs.
Texas El Paso
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41 |
37 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 12 | @
Northwestern
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6 |
28 |
L |
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| | Sat., Nov. 19 | vs.
Tulane
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19 |
7 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 26 | @
Southern Methodist
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24 |
27 |
L |
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| 2011 Season Totals |
| Record | 4-8
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| Points Scored | 280 |
| Scoring Average | 23.3 |
| Points Allowed | 400 |
| Defense Average | 33.3 |
| Opponents Record | 88-68
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| Conference Record | 3-5 |
| Home Record | 4-2
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| Away Record | 0-6
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| 2011 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
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| 2011 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 2011 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 first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.