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Rice Football Team History


Rice Owls
Rice University
 Houston, TX
Founded: 1891
Stadium: Rice Stadium
Capacity: 70,000
Colors: Dark Blue & Gray
Coach: Mike Bloomgren
Conference: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1912  <-- 2022 <- 2023 -> 2024 --> 2024
2023 Season Highlights
 Mike Bloomgren enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Rice.
 
2023 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Texas  10   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Houston  43   41   W (OT)      
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Texas Southern  59   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ South Florida  28   42   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. East Carolina  24   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Connecticut  31   38   L       
 Thu., Oct. 19  @ Tulsa  42   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Tulane  28   30   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  vs. Southern Methodist  31   36   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Texas San Antonio  14   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Charlotte  28   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Florida Atlantic  24   21   W       
 Tue., Dec. 26   Texas State  21   45   L    @ University Park, TX   First Responder Bowl
 
2023 Season Totals
  Record6-7
  Points Scored383
  Scoring Average29.5
  Points Allowed365
  Defense Average28.1
  Opponents Record78-75
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record4-3
  Away Record2-3
2023 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2023 American Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern Methodist 11-3542249Lost  14-238-0367136  Rhett Lashlee
Tulane 11-3369287Lost  20-418-0221156  Willie Fritz
Texas San Antonio 9-4415313Won  35-177-1303184  Jeff Traylor
Memphis 10-3512374Won  36-266-2321265  Ryan Silverfield
South Florida 7-6415419Won  45-04-4281316  Alex Golesh
Rice 6-7383365Lost  21-454-4219197  Mike Bloomgren
Navy 5-7212269 4-4168193  Brian Newberry
North Texas 5-7414445 3-5269273  Eric Morris
Alabama Birmingham 4-8359443 3-5247298  Trent Dilfer
Florida Atlantic 4-8285306 3-5202198  Tom Herman
Tulsa 4-8281406 2-6190276  Kevin Wilson
Charlotte 3-9210343 2-6134239  Biff Poggi
Temple 3-9253428 1-7174321  Stan Drayton
East Carolina 2-10208269 1-7120165  Mike Houston

2023 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2023 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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