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 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

	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	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

	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

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

Rice Owls football

Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1948) Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU Texas

Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl "Rice Fight" Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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