2016 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson (8th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Lynch (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (5th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy$   7 – 1     11 – 3  
Old Dominion x   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Middle Tennessee   5 – 3     8 – 5  
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     9 – 5  
UTSA   5 – 3     6 – 7  
Southern Miss   4 – 4     7 – 6  
North Texas   3 – 5     5 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UTEP   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Western Kentucky 58, Louisiana Tech 44
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
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 consisted of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season. The Owls hosted C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UTEP, and UTSA, and traveled to Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU).[1]

The team played 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, which was independent from a conference, and Stanford from the Pac-12 Conference.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 pmat Western Kentucky
CBSSNL 14–4619,286
September 1011:00 amat Army*
CBSSNL 14–3127,013
September 167:00 pmNo. 21 Baylor*
ESPNL 10–3827,047
September 245:00 pmNorth Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CUSA.tvL 35–42 2OT20,792
October 16:00 pmat Southern Miss
CIL 28–4428,325
October 156:00 pmUTSA
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
beINL 13–1420,134
October 222:30 pmPrairie View A&M*dagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CUSA.tvW 65–4421,538
October 296:00 pmat Louisiana Tech
CIL 16–6122,058
November 52:30 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 25–4219,892
November 121:00 pmat Charlotte
CIW 22–2114,306
November 1911:00 amUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3W 44–2419,148
November 267:00 pmat Stanford*
P12NL 17–4136,171
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[2]

Game summaries

WKU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 0 14
Hilltoppers 16 14 6 10 46

At Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 7 0 14
Black Knights 14 7 7 3 31

Baylor

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Bears 0 21 10 7 38
Owls 0 10 0 0 10

North Texas

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Mean Green 0 14 7 777 42
Owls 10 7 3 870 35

At Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 14 28
Golden Eagles 3 10 21 10 44

UTSA

1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 7 7 0 0 14
Owls 6 0 7 0 13

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 7 7 16 14 44
Owls 14 31 13 7 65

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 9 7 16
Bulldogs 28 13 13 7 61

Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
FAU Owls 14 7 7 14 42
Rice Owls 7 7 3 8 25

At Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 10 6 6 22
49ers 7 14 0 0 21

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
Miners 3 0 7 14 24
Owls 6 28 7 3 44

At Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 3 7 7 17
Cardinal 13 7 21 0 41

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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