American college football season
2016 Rice Owls football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - David Bailiff (10th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Edmondson (3rd season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Billy Lynch (3rd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Chris Thurmond (5th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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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 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:00 pm | at Western Kentucky | | CBSSN | L 14–46 | 19,286 |
September 10 | 11:00 am | at Army* | | CBSSN | L 14–31 | 27,013 |
September 16 | 7:00 pm | No. 21 Baylor* | | ESPN | L 10–38 | 27,047 |
September 24 | 5:00 pm | North Texas | | CUSA.tv | L 35–42 2OT | 20,792 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Miss | | CI | L 28–44 | 28,325 |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | UTSA | | beIN | L 13–14 | 20,134 |
October 22 | 2:30 pm | Prairie View A&M* | | CUSA.tv | W 65–44 | 21,538 |
October 29 | 6:00 pm | at Louisiana Tech | | CI | L 16–61 | 22,058 |
November 5 | 2:30 pm | Florida Atlantic | | ESPN3 | L 25–42 | 19,892 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Charlotte | | CI | W 22–21 | 14,306 |
November 19 | 11:00 am | UTEP | | ESPN3 | W 44–24 | 19,148 |
November 26 | 7:00 pm | at Stanford* | | P12N | L 17–41 | 36,171 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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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 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Owls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 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
- ^ "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.
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Venues | - West End Park (1912, 1914–1915)
- Rice Field (1913–1949)
- Rice Stadium (1950–present)
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