2013 Rice Owls football team

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2013 Rice Owls football
Rice Owls logo.svg
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
C-USA Championship Game, W 41–24 vs. Marshall
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Reagan (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Chris Thurmond (2nd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons
  2012
2014  
2013 Conference USA football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina  6 2   10 3  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 5  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   6 6  
UAB  1 7   2 10  
Southern Miss  1 7   1 11  
FIU  1 7   1 11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 1   10 4  
UTSA  6 2   7 5  
North Texas  6 2   9 4  
Tulane  5 3   7 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach David Bailiff and played its home games at Rice Stadium. The team was a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 10–4 overall, 7–1 in C-USA play, which was good for first place in the West Division. They won the C-USA championship by beating Marshall, the first-place team in the East Division, 41–24 in the C-USA conference championship game. They were invited to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 44–7.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmat No. 7 Texas A&M * ESPN L 31–5286,686
September 146:30 pm Kansas * CBSSN W 23–1422,974
September 212:00 pmvs. Houston *
FSN L 26–3134,831
September 286:00 pm Florida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCS W 18–1414,380
October 52:30 pmat Tulsa CBSSNW 30–27 OT20,014
October 123:00 pmat UTSA TWCS W 27–2125,272
October 197:00 pmat New Mexico State * CSNH+ W 45–1916,164
October 262:30 pm UTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSS W 45–715,355
October 316:30 pmat North Texas FS1 L 16–2822,835
November 166:00 pm Louisiana Tech Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSNW 52–1419,707
November 216:30 pmat UAB FS1W 37–34 OT5,831
November 302:00 pm Tulane
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSW 17–1320,048
December 711:00 am Marshall
ESPN2 W 41–2420,247
December 313:00 pmvs. Mississippi State *ESPNL 7–4457,846
Schedule source: [1]

Game summaries

Texas A&M

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Rice14701031
#7 Texas A&M721101452

Rankings

Ranking movements
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— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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AP RV
Coaches RV
Harris Not releasedRVNot released
BCS Not releasedNot released

References

  1. "2013 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved February 1, 2013.