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Rice Owls
Rice Owls athletic logo
UniversityRice University
NicknameOwls
Team ColorsBlue and Gray
Head CoachDavid Bailiff
LocationHouston, Texas
ConferenceConference USA
NCAADivision I-A
StadiumRice Stadium
Mascot"Sammy" the Owl
WebsiteRice Football Official Website

The Rice Owls represent the Rice University in the NCAA Division I-Bowl Subdivision football tournament, playing under the Western Division of Conference USA. Rice's football program got underway in 1912, playing its first game as an independent team in October against Houston, pulling out a 7-6 victory under coach Phillip H. Arbuckle. Rice actually had several above .500 seasons in the early stages of the program. The team became part of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association from 1913 through 1917, and with the Southwest Conference in 1915. In 1924, renowned coach John W. Heisman took over the head coaching position from Coach Arbuckle but failed to steer the Owls on the top of the standings. The Owls made its first serious run for title contendership in the 1930's. With coach Jimmy Kitts at the helm, Rice claimed its first conference championship with the SWC after topping the standings with a 9-1-1 record. In 1937, Rice was classified as an NCAA University Division (Major College) school and responded with their second Southwest Conference title. That same season (in January), the Owls had their first postseason Bowl Game appearance, winning over Colorado in the Cotton Bowl, 28-14. The next time Rice held a trophy was in the 1940's, this time under the tutelage of Coach Jess Neely. In 1946, Coach Neely led his Owls into a 9-2-0 record resulting to their third conference championship, and a second Bowl Game appearance (and victory) in the Orange Bowl, shutting out Tennessee. Under Coach Neely, the Owls had four SWC titles and six bowl game appearances (3 wins-3 losses). In 1973, Rice was reclassified as an NCAA Division I-A school, and into a Division I-A school five years later. When the Southwest Conference, Rice's home of 80 years, disbanded in 1996 due to scandals, Rice was absorbed by the Western Athletic Conference and played there for nine seasons. In 2005, Rice left WAC for the Conference USA but failed to make a good first impression with a dismal 1-10 standing. The following year, Todd Graham replaced Ken Hatfield and led the team to its eighth Bowl Game, unfortunately losing to Troy State 17-41 in the New Orleans Bowl.

As of the 2006-07 season, the Rice Owls have compiled over 400 wins in 971 games. The team has also won seven conference championships (all with the SWC), appeared in eight Bowl Games (winning 4), and as of 2006 is ranked 52nd in the All-Time Rankings.


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Ranking

Year Record AP Rank Coach Rank
1937 6-3-2 18
1946 9-2-0 10
1947 6-3-1 18
1949 10-1-0 5
1953 9-2-0 6 6
1954 7-3-0 19 19
1957 7-4-0 8 7
1961 7-4-0 17
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Scouting Report

Category C-USA Rank National Rank
Scoring Offense 5 40
Scoring Defense 12 118
Total Offense 8 51
Total Defense 12 118
Turnover Margin 6 73
Pass Efficiency Defense 12 117
Kickoff Returns 12 115
Net Punting 10 110
Passing Offense 3 15
Passing Defense 12 119
Passing Efficiency 7 58
Punt Returns 11 109
Rushing Offense 11 103
Rushing Defense 9 100
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Championships

Conference Championships

  • 1934 - Southwest Conference Champions
  • 1937 - Southwest Conference Champions
  • 1946 - Southwest Conference Co-Champions
  • 1949 - Southwest Conference Champions
  • 1953 - Southwest Conference Co-Champions
  • 1957 - Southwest Conference Champions
  • 1994 - Southwest Conference Co-Champions
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Rice University Bowl History

Year Bowl Game Opponent Result Score
Dec 22, 2006 New Orleans Bowl Troy State L 17-41
Dec 16, 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl Kansas L 7-33
Jan 02, 1961 Sugar Bowl Mississippi L 6-14
Jan 01, 1958 Cotton Bowl Navy L 7-20
Jan 01, 1954 Cotton Bowl Alabama W 28-6
Jan 02, 1950 Cotton Bowl North Carolina W 27-13
Jan 01, 1947 Orange Bowl Tennessee W 8-0
Jan 01, 1938 Cotton Bowl Colorado W 28-14
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Schedule

Rice Owls 2008 Games Schedule
Date Opponent Location Result
08.29.08 Southern Methodist Rice Stadium W, 56-27
09.06.08 Memphis Memphis, Tenn. W, 42-35
09.13.08 Vanderbilt Nashville, Tenn. L, 21-38
09.20.08 #7 Texas Austin, Tx. L, 10-52
09.27.08 North Texas Rice Stadium
10.04.08 Tulsa Tulsa, Ok.
10.18.08 Southern Miss Rice Stadium
10.25.08 Tulane New Orleans, La.
11.01.08 Texas-El Paso El Paso, Tx.
11.08.08 Army Rice Stadium
11.22.08 Marshall Rice Stadium
11.29.08 Houston Rice Stadium
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Roster

Rice Owls 2008 Roster
No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Prev School
2 Joseph Leary 5-11 180 DB SO 1L Copperas Cove/Copperas Cove
3 Toren Dixon 6-2 205 WR JR 2L Baton Rouge, La./Redemptorist
4 Randy Kitchens 6-3 215 DB SO 1L Robinson/Robinson
5 Justin Hill 5-11 210 RB SO 1L Corinth/Lake Dallas
6 Patrick Randolph 5-11 170 DB RS SO 1L Tuscaloosa, Ala./Paul W. Bryant
7 Tommy Henderson 5-9 185 WR RS SR 3L Wichita Falls/Wichita Falls
8 Brent Hotard 6-1 220 SAF RS FR Sq. Round Rock/Round Rock
9 Ja'Corey Shepherd 5-11 190 DB RS SR 3L Lufkin/Lufkin
11 Pierre Beasley 6-3 217 WR RS SO 1L Houston/Spring Westfield
12 James Casey 6-4 225 QB/TE SO 1L Azle/Azle
13 Scott Solomon 6-3 260 DE SO 1L San Antonio/Marshall
15 Brandon King 5-9 182 DB RS SR 3L Moss Point, Miss./Moss Point
16 Chase Clement 6-1 210 QB RS SR 3L Alamo Heights/Alamo Heights
17 John Thomas Shepherd 6-1 192 QB RS JR 1L El Dorado, Ark./El Dorado
18 Jeramy Goodson 5-9 180 WR RS JR 1L Houston/Rosenberg Lamar Consolidated
19 Ahmad Sweeney 5-10 180 WR RS JR Sq. Missouri City/Fort Bend Hightower
20 Bencil Smith 5-11 200 DB RS SR 2L Houston/Lamar
22 Taylor Dupree 6-1 210 RB SO 1L Mesquite/Poteet
23 Dustin Hufsey 5-10 200 DB RS JR Sq. Weatherford, Texas/Azle
24 Christopher Douglas 5-9 175 DB RS JR 2L Fort Worth/All Saints Episcopal
25 Joseph Agnew 6-0 200 DB JR 1L Southlake/Carroll
27 Marcus Knox 5-10 205 RB RS JR 2L Humble/Bellaire Episcopal
28 C.J. Ugokwe 5-11 215 RB RS JR 2L Plano/Plano East
29 Carl Taylor 6-1 195 DB SR 2L Dallas/Carter
30 Andrew Sendejo 6-1 210 DB JR 2L Canyon Lake/Smithson Valley
31 Brian Raines 6-1 220 LB SR 3L Missouri City/Fort Bend Willowridge
32 Willie Garley 5-11 195 DB RS SO 1L Victoria/Memorial
33 Max Anyiam 6-2 210 DB RS SO 1L Garland/North Garland
34 Terrance Garmon 6-2 220 LB JR 2L Tyler/John Tyler
35 Jonathan Arceneaux 5-0 220 LB RS SO Sq. Tyler/John Tyler
36 Vernon James 6-1 210 LB RS SR 3L Houston/Spring Westfield
37 Tyler Smith 5-7 185 RB RS FR Sq. Cedar Park/Cedar Park
42 Robert Calhoun 6-1 225 LB JR 2L Duncanville/Duncanville
43 Martin Uwah 5-8 160 DB RS FR Sq. Mesquite/John Horn
44 Chris Jones 6-1 200 DB SO 1L Arlington/Bowie
45 Tanner Shuck 5-11 220 LB RS FR Sq. Jenks, OK/Jenks
46 Clark Fangmeier 5-11 190 PK JR 2L Houston/Northland Christian
47 Aaron Williams 6-3 218 DE/LB SO 1L Mesquite/North
48 Brandon Tolbert 5-11 200 LB SO 1L Texarkana/Texas
49 Casey Marchbanks 6-0 210 FB RS JR 1L Austin/Stephen F. Austin
50 Matthew Nordstrom 5-10 195 LB RS FR Sq. Spring/Rochester (MI)
51 Brandon Long 6-0 220 DS RS SO 1L Deer Park/Deer Park
52 Keshawn Carrington 6-3 255 OL RS FR Sq. Missouri City/Marshall
53 Travis Bradshaw 6-1 200 SAF RS FR Sq. Cypress/Cy-Fair
54 Scott Nimmons 6-2 260 OL RS JR Sq. Houston/Clear Lake
55 Cheta Ozougwu 6-2 245 DE SO 1L Houston/Alief Taylor
56 Scott Mitchell 6-4 275 OL SO 1L Ottawa, Ontario/St. Mark
59 Ryan Craig 5-10 210 LB RS JR 2L Houston/Stratford
60 Jimmy Miller 6-3 320 OL SR 3L Richmond/Fort Bend Austin
63 David Berken 6-4 295 OL RS SR 3L Lake Arthur, La./Crowley Notre Dame
64 Tyler Parish 6-4 285 OL RS FR Sq. Ardmore, OK/Ardmore
65 Kody Emmert 6-6 255 TE RS FR Sq. Liberty Hill/Liberty Hill
66 Jake Hicks 6-3 290 OL RS FR Sq. Montgomery/Montgomery
67 Preston Thompson 6-6 290 OL RS JR 1L El Paso/Coronado
71 Davon Primus 6-2 315 DT RS FR Sq. Humble/Humble
72 Stefan Nazar 6-5 280 OL FR HS Toronto, Ontario/Michael Power
73 Austin Wilkinson 6-2 270 OL RS SR 3L The Woodlands/The Woodlands
74 Chris Ptaszek 6-5 295 DL SR 3L Houston/Tomball
75 Cameron Vester 6-3 270 OL RS SO Sq. Haslet/Fort Worth Northwest
76 Travis Mason 6-4 290 OL RS JR 2L Oklahoma City, Okla./Casady
79 Charlie Wiebusch 6-2 340 OL RS JR 1L McAllen/Sharyland
80 Corbin Smiter 6-2 210 WR JR 1L Southlake/Carroll
81 Jarrett Dillard 5-11 185 WR RS SR 3L San Antonio/Sam Houston
82 John Welch 6-2 185 WR RS JR 2L Gautier, Miss./Gautier
83 Michael Fuda 6-0 195 WR RS FR Sq. Katy/Katy
84 Taylor Wardlow 6-6 230 TE JR 2L Grapevine/Grapevine
85 Wil Norris 6-1 230 TE SO 1L Plano/Prestonwood Christian
86 Will Shoppa 6-3 230 DE RS SO 1L Fort Worth/All Saints Episcopal
88 Jaimin Shah 6-0 195 WR RS FR Sq. Garden Ridge/Canyon
88 Will Moss 6-4 285 DL RS SR 3L Bonham/Bonham
89 Chance Talbert 6-6 275 DT RS JR 2L Hurst, Texas/The Oakridge School
90 Victor Brooks 6-5 270 DL RS JR 2L Portland, Texas/Gregory-Portland
91 Todd Mohr 6-2 290 DL RS SR 2L Houston/Cypress Creek
92 Kramer Lucio 6-4 240 DE SO HS Richardson/Berkner
94 Brandon Yelovich 6-1 185 K RS FR Sq. Friendswood/Clear Brook
96 Mark Brundage 6-0 170 K RS FR Sq. Centennial, Co./Cherokee
97 Cameron Thompson 6-0 290 DL SO 1L Cedar Hill/Cedar Hill
98 Brian Stacey 6-1 270 DL RS FR Sq. Houston/Klein Forest
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Coaches/Team Officials

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Notable Alumni in NFL

Rice Owls in NFL

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References

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External Links


Conference USA Football Teams
West Division Houston • Rice • Southern Methodist • Texas-El Paso • Tulane • Tulsa
East Division Central Florida • East Carolina • Marshall • Memphis • Southern Miss • UAB


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