2015 Rice Owls football team

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2015 Rice Owls football
Rice Owls logo.svg
Conference Conference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson and Billy Lynch
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond
Home stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  2014
2016  →
2015 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 24 Western Kentucky x$  8 –0   12 –2  
Middle Tennessee  6 –2   7 –6  
Marshall  6 –2   10 –3  
FIU  3 –5   5 –7  
Old Dominion  3 –5   5 –7  
Florida Atlantic  3 –5   3 –9  
Charlotte*  0 –8   2 –10  
West Division
Southern Miss x  7 –1   9 –5  
Louisiana Tech  6 –2   9 –4  
UTSA  3 –5   3 –9  
UTEP  3 –5   5 –7  
Rice  3 –5   5 –7  
North Texas  1 –7   1 –11  
Championship: Western Kentucky 45, Southern Miss 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS
As of January 12, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season as members of the West Division of Conference USA. They were led by ninth year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the West Division.

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Schedule

Rice announced their 2015 football schedule on February 2, 2015. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home and away games in the regular season. The Owls hosted CUSA foes Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU), and traveled to Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UTEP, and UTSA. [1]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 52:30 pm Wagner *
 ASN W 56–1618,296
September 127:00 pmat Texas *
 LHN L 28–4286,458
September 191:30 pmat North Texas
FCS Central W 38–2419,602
September 262:00 pmat No. 5 Baylor *
 FSN/FCS CentralL 17–7043,619
October 32:30 pm Western Kentucky
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 10–4920,124
October 101:30 pmat Florida Atlantic
FCSW 27–2613,191
October 2411:00 am Army *
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 38–3124,409
October 307:00 pm Louisiana Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1L 17–4218,010
November 67:00 pmat UTEP
CBSSN L 21–2423,031
November 142:30 pm Southern Miss Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNL 10–6518,656
November 216:00 pmat UTSA
ASNL 24–3420,437
November 282:30 pm Charlotte
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNW 27–716,539
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source: [2]

Game summaries

Wagner

1234Total
Seahawks306716
Owls142171456

At Texas

1234Total
Owls01401428
Longhorns21021042

At North Texas

1234Total
Owls01721038
Mean Green377724

At Baylor

1234Total
Owls1007017
#5 Bears212121770

WKU

1234Total
Hilltoppers211401449
Owls370010

At Florida Atlantic

1234Total
Rice Owls14001327
FAU Owls776626

Army

1234Total
Black Knights01471031
Owls141001438

Louisiana Tech

1234Total
Bulldogs14147742
Owls703717

At UTEP

1234Total
Owls0147021
Miners0147324

Southern Miss

1234Total
Golden Eagles735101365
Owls0001010

At UTSA

1234Total
Owls1077024
Roadrunners7216034

Charlotte

1234Total
49ers00077
Owls00101727

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References

  1. ↑ "Owls Announce Completed 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Rice University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "2015 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2015.


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