2016 Rice Owls football team
2016 Rice Owls football |
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Conference |
Conference USA |
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Division |
West Division |
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2016 record |
3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
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Head coach |
David Bailiff (10th year) |
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Co-offensive coordinator |
Larry Edmondson (8th year) |
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Co-offensive coordinator |
Billy Lynch (6th year) |
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Defensive coordinator |
Chris Thurmond (5th year) |
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Home stadium |
Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000) |
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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 Stadium • Bowling Green, KY |
CBSSN |
L 14–46 |
19,286 |
September 10 |
11:00 AM |
at Army* |
Michie Stadium • West Point, NY |
CBSSN |
L 14–31 |
27,013 |
September 16 |
7:00 PM |
No. 21 Baylor* |
Rice Stadium • Houston, 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 Stadium • Hattiesburg, 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 Stadium • Ruston, 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 Stadium • Charlotte, 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 Stadium • Stanford, CA |
P12N |
L 17–41 |
36,171 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source:[2]
Game notes
WKU
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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
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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
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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
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 | OT | 2OT |
Total |
Mean Green |
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
42 |
Owls |
10 |
7 |
3 |
8 | 7 | 0 |
35 |
Overall record |
Last meeting |
Result |
4–2 |
2015 |
RICE, 38–24 |
at Southern Miss
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 |
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