Rice Owls

Rice Owls

Rice Owls

0-9 (0-5), 6th Conference USA - West

 Last Game
Nov 7, 2009 at Southern Methodist, L 28-31 
 
 Next Game
Tulane Green Wave Nov 14, 2009 Tulane, 3:30 pm 
Last Meeting: Oct 25, 2008, W 42-17 
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McNeal scores twice as SMU beats Rice 31-28

McNeal scores twice as SMU beats Rice 31-28
AP, Nov 7, 2009
Shawnbrey McNeal rushed for 88 yards and two touchdowns to lift SMU to a 31-28 win over Rice Saturday afternoon. The Mustangs (5-4, 4-1 Conference USA) blocked three kicks. After Sterling Moore blocked one as time expired in the first half, Bryan McCann returned the ball 74 yards for a score, giving SMU a 21-20 halftime lead. ...More
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 Team Report

Rice Team Report

Rice Team Report Nov 4, 2009

All season long, Rice (0-8, 0-5) has had to deal with the wrong things happening at the wrong times—costly turnovers, special-teams errors, missed tackles.

Rice coach David Bailiff has watched things snowball as the Owls' season has gone from bad to worse. With a week off to try to identify and fix the major leaks in the system, Bailiff is hopeful his staff and players can start turning things back in the right direction this weekend against SMU (4-4, 3-1).

The Owls have surrendered an average of 54 points over the past three games. Offensively, the team is desperate for some sort of rhythm from quarterback Nick Fanuzzi and backup John Thomas Shepherd.

"After that Oklahoma State game, we felt pretty good about the direction of the offense," Bailiff said. ...More

 
 Scores & Schedule - All postseason broadcasts are subject to availability
 Date Opponent Time/Result Audio/Video
 Sat, Sep 5 at UAB L 24-44 --
 Sat, Sep 12 at Texas Tech L 10-55 --
 Sat, Sep 19 at (16) Oklahoma State L 24-41 --
 Sat, Sep 26 Vanderbilt L 17-36 --
 Sat, Oct 3 Tulsa L 10-27 --
 Sat, Oct 10 Navy L 14-63 --
 Sat, Oct 17 at East Carolina L 13-49 --
 Sat, Oct 24 UCF L 7-49 --
 Sat, Nov 7 at Southern Methodist L 28-31 --
 Sat, Nov 14 Tulane 3:30 pm --
 Sat, Nov 21 UTEP 3:30 pm --
 Sat, Nov 28 at (13) Houston TBA --
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 East Carolina 4-1  5-4 
 Southern Miss 3-2  5-4 
 UCF 3-2  5-4 
 Marshall 3-2  5-4 
 UAB 3-2  4-5 
 Memphis 1-4  2-7 
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 Houston (13) 4-1  8-1 
 Southern Methodist 4-1  5-4 
 UTEP 2-3  3-6 
 Tulsa 2-3  4-5 
 Tulane 1-4  3-6 
 Rice 0-5  0-9 
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 Latest Team Photos
Utah fan, dressed up for Halloween, waits for the start of the Utes home game against Wyoming at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Saturday Oct. 31, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah defeated Wyoming 22-10.
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Utah's Luke Matthews slips past a Wyoming defender for a first down during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Saturday Oct. 31, 2009, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Utah defeated Wyoming 22-10.
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Wyoming wide receiver David Leonard (33) runs for a extra yardage after catching a 23-yard pass as Utah corner backs R.J. Stanford (25) and Brandon Burton (27) defend during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Saturday Oct. 31, 2009, in Salt Lake City.
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Wyoming quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels reacts after scoring a touchdown during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game against Utah at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Saturday Oct. 31, 2009, in Salt Lake City.
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 Team Stats
  TDs Yds PassYds RushYds
 Offense18 302.2 215.7 86.6
 Defense49 454.1 257.0 197.1