List of Rice Owls football seasons

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The following is a list of Rice Owls football seasons for the football team that has represented Rice University in NCAA competition. [1]

Seasons

YearCoachOverallConferenceStandingBowl/playoffs Coaches#AP°
Philip Arbuckle (Independent)(1912)
1912 Philip Arbuckle3–2
Philip Arbuckle(Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1913–1914)
1913 Philip Arbuckle4–0
1914 Philip Arbuckle3–2–3
Philip Arbuckle(Southwest Conference / Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1915–1917)
1915 Philip Arbuckle5–31–26th
1916 Philip Arbuckle6–1–22–1T–3rd
1917 Philip Arbuckle7–11–1T–3rd
John E. Anderson (Southwest Conference)(1918)
1918 John E. Anderson1–5–11–1T–3rd
John E. Anderson:1–5–11–1
Philip Arbuckle(Southwest Conference / Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1919–1923)
1919 Philip Arbuckle8–13–12nd
1920 Philip Arbuckle4–2–22–2–14th
1921 Philip Arbuckle4–4–11–2–1 / 3–06th / 1st
1922 Philip Arbuckle4–41–4 / 1–07th
1923 Philip Arbuckle3–51–4 / 2–17th / T–3rd
Philip Arbuckle:51–25–818–18–2
John Heisman (Southwest Conference / Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association)(1924)
1924 John Heisman4–42–2 / 2–1T–3rd / T–3rd
John Heisman(Southwest Conference)(1925–1927)
1925 John Heisman4–4–11–2–15th
1926 John Heisman4–4–10–47th
1927 John Heisman2–6–11–36th
John Heisman:14–18–36–12–1
Claude Rothgeb (Southwest Conference)(1928)
1928 Claude Rothgeb2–70–57th
Claude Rothgeb:2–70–5
Jack Meagher (Southwest Conference)(1929–1933)
1929 Jack Meagher2–70–57th
1930 Jack Meagher8–42–46th
1931 Jack Meagher6–43–34th
1932 Jack Meagher7–33–33rd
1933 Jack Meagher3–81–57th
Jack Meagher:26–269–20
Jimmy Kitts (Southwest Conference)(1934–1939)
1934 Jimmy Kitts9–1–15–11st12
1935 Jimmy Kitts8–33–3T–3rd
1936 Jimmy Kitts5–71–5T–6th
1937 Jimmy Kitts6–3–24–1–11stW Cotton 18
1938 Jimmy Kitts4–63–34th
1939 Jimmy Kitts1–9–10–5–17th
Jimmy Kitts:33–29–416–18–2
Jess Neely (Southwest Conference)(1940–1966)
1940 Jess Neely7–34–2T–3rd
1941 Jess Neely6–3–13–2–14th
1942 Jess Neely7–2–14–1–12nd
1943 Jess Neely3–72–3T–3rd
1944 Jess Neely5–62–3T–4th
1945 Jess Neely5–63–3T–3rd
1946 Jess Neely9–25–1T–1stW Orange 10
1947 Jess Neely6–3–14–23rd18
1948 Jess Neely5–4–13–2–1T–3rd
1949 Jess Neely10–16–01stW Cotton 5
1950 Jess Neely6–42–4T–5th
1951 Jess Neely5–53–3T–3rd
1952 Jess Neely5–54–22nd
1953 Jess Neely9–25–1T–1stW Cotton 66
1954 Jess Neely7–34–2T–3rd1919
1955 Jess Neely2–7–10–67th
1956 Jess Neely4–61–55th
1957 Jess Neely7–45–11stL Cotton 78
1958 Jess Neely5–54–2T–2nd
1959 Jess Neely1–7–21–4–16th
1960 Jess Neely7–45–2T–2ndL Sugar
1961 Jess Neely7–45–23rdL Bluebonnet
1962 Jess Neely2–6–22–4–16th
1963 Jess Neely6–44–33rd
1964 Jess Neely4–5–13–3–1T–4th
1965 Jess Neely2–81–6T–7th
1966 Jess Neely2–81–68th
Jess Neely:144–124–1086–75–6
Bo Hagan (Southwest Conference)(1967–1970)
1967 Bo Hagan4–62–57th
1968 Bo Hagan0–9–10–78th
1969 Bo Hagan3–72–5T–6th
1970 Bo Hagan5–53–4T–4th
Bo Hagan:12–27–17–21
Bill Peterson (Southwest Conference)(1971)
1971 Bill Peterson3–7–12–4–16th
Bill Peterson:3–7–12–4–1
Al Conover (Southwest Conference)(1972–1975)
1972 Al Conover5–5–13–4T–4th
1973 Al Conover5–64–33rd
1974 Al Conover2–8–12–57th
1975 Al Conover2–9†1–6T–7th
Al Conover:14–28–2†10–18
Homer Rice (Southwest Conference)(1976–1977)
1976 Homer Rice3–82–6T–7th
1977 Homer Rice1–100–89th
Homer Rice:4–182–14
Ray Alborn (Southwest Conference)(1978–1983)
1978 Ray Alborn2–92–68th
1979 Ray Alborn1–100–89th
1980 Ray Alborn5–64–4T–4th
1981 Ray Alborn4–73–5T–6th
1982 Ray Alborn0–110–89th
1983 Ray Alborn1–100–89th
Ray Alborn:13–538–40
Watson Brown (Southwest Conference)(1984–1985)
1984 Watson Brown1–100–89th
1985 Watson Brown3–82–67th
Watson Brown:4–182–14
Jerry Berndt (Southwest Conference)(1986–1988)
1986 Jerry Berndt4–72–67th
1987 Jerry Berndt2–90–78th
1988 Jerry Berndt0–110–78th
Jerry Berndt:6–272–20
Fred Goldsmith (Southwest Conference)(1989–1993)
1989 Fred Goldsmith2–8–12–6T–7th
1990 Fred Goldsmith5–63–5T–5th
1991 Fred Goldsmith4–72–68th
1992 Fred Goldsmith6–54–3T–2nd
1993 Fred Goldsmith6–53–4T–4th
Fred Goldsmith:23–31–114–24
Ken Hatfield (Southwest Conference)(1994–1995)
1994 Ken Hatfield5–64–3T–1st
1995 Ken Hatfield2–8–11–67th
Ken Hatfield(Western Athletic Conference)(1996–2004)
1996 Ken Hatfield7–46–2T–2nd (Mountain)
1997 Ken Hatfield7–45–3T–2nd (Mountain)
1998 Ken Hatfield5–65–3T–3rd (Mountain)
1999 Ken Hatfield5–64–34th
2000 Ken Hatfield3–82–6T–6th
2001 Ken Hatfield8–45–3T–4th
2002 Ken Hatfield4–73–5T–6th
2003 Ken Hatfield5–75–3T–4th
2004 Ken Hatfield3–82–69th
Ken Hatfield(Conference USA)(2005)
2005 Ken Hatfield1–101–7T–5th (West)
Ken Hatfield:55–78–143–50
Todd Graham (Conference USA)(2006)
2006 Todd Graham7–66–22nd (West)
Todd Graham:7–66–2
David Bailiff (Conference USA)(2007–2017)
2007 David Bailiff3–93–55th (West)
2008 David Bailiff10–37–1T–1st (West)W Texas
2009 David Bailiff2–102–6T–5th (West)
2010 David Bailiff4–83–5T–4th (West)
2011 David Bailiff4–83–54th (West)
2012 David Bailiff7–64–4T–3rd (West)W Armed Forces
2013 David Bailiff10–47–11st (West)L Liberty
2014 David Bailiff8–55–3T–2nd (West)W Hawaii
2015 David Bailiff5–73–55th (West)
2016 David Bailiff3–92–6T–5th (West)
2017 David Bailiff1–111–76th (West)
David Bailiff:57–8040–48
Mike Bloomgren (Conference USA)(2018–2022)
2018 Mike Bloomgren2–111–7T–6th (West)
2019 Mike Bloomgren3–93–5T–4th (West)
2020 Mike Bloomgren2–32–35th (West)
2021 Mike Bloomgren4–83–55th (West)
2022 Mike Bloomgren5–83–5T–7thL LendingTree
Mike Bloomgren(American Athletic Conference)(2023–2024)
2023 Mike Bloomgren6–74–4T–5thL First Responder
2024 Mike Bloomgren / Pete Alamar 4–83–5T–9th
Mike Bloomgren:24–5217–32
Pete Alamar:2–22–2
Scott Abell(American Athletic Conference)(2025–present)
2025 Scott Abell0–00–0
Scott Abell:0–00–0
Total:496–660–32 (.431)
      National championship        Conference title        Conference division title or championship game berth

† 3–8 in 1975 and 15–27–2 overall per NCAA due to forfeit win over Mississippi State. [2]

References

    1. ↑ "2024 Factbook" (PDF). Rice University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
    2. ↑ "Al Conover Coaching Record | College Football at Sports-Reference.com".
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