2016 Rice Owls football team

2016 Rice Owls football
Conference Conference USA
Division West Division
2016 record 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach David Bailiff (10th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Larry Edmondson (8th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Billy Lynch (6th year)
Defensive coordinator Chris Thurmond (5th year)
Home stadium Rice Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
WKU xy$   7 1         10 3  
Old Dominion x   7 1         9 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 3         8 4  
FIU   4 4         4 8  
Charlotte   3 5         4 8  
Marshall   2 6         3 9  
Florida Atlantic   2 6         3 9  
West Division
Louisiana Tech xy   6 2         8 5  
UTSA   5 3         6 6  
Southern Miss   4 4         6 6  
North Texas   3 5         5 7  
Rice   2 6         3 9  
UTEP   2 6         4 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by tenth year head coach David Bailiff. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Rice announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]

The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Baylor from the Big 12 Conference and Prairie View A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and two road games against Army and Stanford from the Pac-12 Conference.

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:00 PM at WKU Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY CBSSN L 14–46   19,286
September 10 11:00 AM at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN L 14–31   27,013
September 16 7:00 PM No. 21 Baylor* Rice StadiumHouston, TX ESPN L 10–38   27,047
September 24 5:00 PM North Texas Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CUSA.tv L 35–42 2OT  20,792
October 1 6:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS CI L 28–44   28,325
October 15 6:00 PM UTSA Rice Stadium • Houston, TX beIN L 13–14   20,134
October 22 2:30 PM Prairie View A&M* Rice Stadium • Houston, TX CUSA.tv W 65–44   21,538
October 29 6:00 PM at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA CI L 16–61   22,058
November 5 2:30 PM Florida Atlantic Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 L 25–42   19,892
November 12 1:00 PM at Charlotte Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC CI W 22–21   14,306
November 19 11:00 AM UTEP Rice Stadium • Houston, TX ESPN3 W 44–24   19,148
November 26 7:00 PM at Stanford* Stanford StadiumStanford, CA P12N L 17–41   36,171
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source:[2]

Game notes

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 0 14
Hilltoppers 16 14 6 10 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2015 WKU, 49–10

at Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 0 14
Black Knights 14 7 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–1–1 2015 RICE, 38–31

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Bears 0 21 10 7 38
Owls 0 10 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
30–48–2 2015 BAYLOR, 70–17

North Texas

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Mean Green 0 14 7 777 42
Owls 10 7 3 870 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 2015 RICE, 38–24

at Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 14 28
Golden Eagles 3 10 21 10 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–5 2015 USM, 65–10

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 0 14
Owls 6 0 7 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 2015 UTSA, 34–24

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 16 14 44
Owls 14 31 13 7 65
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 9 7 16
Bulldogs 28 13 13 7 61
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2015 LT, 42–17

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
FAU Owls 14 7 7 14 42
Rice Owls 7 7 3 8 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–5 2015 RICE, 27–26

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 10 6 6 22
49ers 7 14 0 0 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 RICE, 27–7

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 7 14 24
Owls 6 28 7 3 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–7 2015 UTEP, 24–21

at Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 7 17
Cardinal 13 7 21 0 41
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 1964 STAN, 34–7

References

  1. "Owls Face C-USA Champs in 2016 Opener" (Press release). Rice University Department of Athletics. February 4, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  2. "2016 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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