American college football season
The 2020 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2020 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 third-year head coach Mike Bloomgren .
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
C-USA media poll [ edit ] The preseason poll will be released prior to the Conference USA media days sometime during summer 2020 via a virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
West Division Predicted finish Team Votes Louisiana Tech North Texas Rice Southern Miss UAB UTEP UTSA
East Division Predicted finish Team Votes Charlotte FIU Florida Atlantic Marshall Middle Tennessee Old Dominion Western Kentucky
Preseason All–C-USA teams [ edit ] The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.
Recruiting class [ edit ] References :[6] [7]
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Jaren Banks Linebacker Junction City, OR Sheldon HS New Mexico Military 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Kobie Campbel Running Back Missouri City, TX Hightower HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Michael "Mike" Collins Quarterback New Canaan, CT New Canaan HS TCU 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports :ESPN : N/A Jordan Dunbar Cornerback Tarrytown, NY Iona Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Sean Fresch Athlete Austin, TX Lyndon B. Johnson HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Khalan Griffin Running Back Tyler, TX Chapel Hill HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Geron Hargon Linebacker Shreveport, LA Captain Shreve HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Nate Kamper Tight End Fort Hood, TX Killeen HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Cole Latos Defensive Lineman Allen, TX Allen HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Mike Leone Offensive Lineman Bryn Mawr, PA The Hun School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Andrew Mason Wide Receiver Spring Hill, TN Ravenwood HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : TJ McMahon Quarterback Anaheim, CA Servite HS Cerritos College 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Lamont Narcisse Cornerback Pasadena, CA Calabasas HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Braedon Nutter Offensive Lineman Tomball, TX Tomball Memorial HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Trey Phillippi Offensive Tackle Montgomery, TX Montgomery HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Jalen Reeves Defensive Lineman Hollywood, FL NSU University School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports :ESPN : Collin Riccitelli Kicker San Marcos, CA Carlsbad HS Stanford 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Adam Sheriff Offensive Lineman Prosper, TX Prosper HS Butler CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Gabriel "Gabe" Taylor Defensive Back Miami, FL Gulliver Prep 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Jovaun Woolford Offensive Lineman Des Plaines, IL Maine West HS Colgate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN : N/A Plae Wyatt Safety McKinney, TX Boyd HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN :
Personnel [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Rice had games scheduled against Lamar , Louisiana Tech , LSU , UTEP , and UTSA which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[8] [9]
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Game summaries [ edit ] Middle Tennessee [ edit ] Middle Tennessee at Rice 1 2 3 4 OT Total • Blue Raiders 0 14 17 3 6 40 Owls 6 7 6 14 0 33
Date: October 24, 2020Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH Referee: Joe LehringTV announcers (ESPN3 ): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:29 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal(9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56) RICE 6–0 2 10:40 MTSU Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)(7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22) MTSU 7–6 01:33 RICE August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07) RICE 13–7 00:30 MTSU CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick)(6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03) MTSU 14–13 3 11:52 MTSU Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick)(7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08) MTSU 21–13 07:55 MTSU Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick)(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49) MTSU 28–13 05:34 RICE Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) MTSU 28–19 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 20-yard field goal(5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) MTSU 31–19 4 11:34 RICE Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26) MTSU 31–26 00:34 RICE Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell)(10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50) RICE 34–31 00:00 MTSU Crews Holt 48-yard field goal(5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34) TIE 34–34 2OT MTSU Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush(4 plays, 25 yards) MTSU 40–34
Pregame line Over/under RICE −448.5[11]
Statistics Middle Tennessee Rice First downs 22 26 Total yards 451 425 Rushing yards 118 183 Passing yards 333 242 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 27:03 32:57
Team Category Player Statistics Middle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Asher O'Hara 22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs Receiving CJ Windham 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD Rice Passing Mike Collins 18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Juma Otoviano 20 carries, 84 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs
At Southern Miss [ edit ] Rice at Southern Mississippi 1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 3 20 0 7 30 Eagles 0 6 0 0 6
Date: October 31, 2020Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutesGame attendance: 0Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH Referee: Ken AnteeTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst) Scoring summary 1 02:03 RICE Collin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal(14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17) RICE 3–0 2 14:09 RICE Austin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51) RICE 10–0 13:58 RICE Jake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed)(1 play, 25 yards, 0:11) RICE 16–0 08:05 USM Briggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal(13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53) RICE 16–3 02:04 RICE Austin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34) RICE 23–3 00:00 USM Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal(4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26) RICE 23–6 4 06:47 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00) RICE 30–6
Pregame line Over/under RICE −159[12]
Statistics Rice Southern Miss First downs 22 11 Total yards 412 269 Rushing yards 179 100 Passing yards 233 169 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing Mike Collins 12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Juma Otoviano 25 carries, 111 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs Southern Miss Passing Jack Abraham 12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 11 carries, 71 yards Receiving Antoine Robinson 3 receptions, 41 yards
At North Texas [ edit ] Rice at North Texas 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 10 0 0 7 17 • Mean Green 0 14 3 10 27
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Apogee Stadium Denton, TX Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutesGame attendance: 5,976Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 11 MPH Referee: Jonathan NoliTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst) Scoring summary 1 11:11 RICE Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal(8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49) RICE 3–0 04:26 RICE Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01) RICE 10–0 2 06:56 UNT Jason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)(4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17) RICE 10–7 01:09 UNT Jaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick)(6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00 UNT 14–10 3 09:56 UNT Ethan Mooney 27-yard field goal(13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) UNT 17–10 4 13:03 UNT Ethan Mooney 30-yard field goal(9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40) UNT 20–10 07:27 UNT DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick)(6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43) UNT 27–10 00:08 RICE Jake Bailey 17-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick)(6 plays, 80 yards, 1:18) UNT 27–17
Pregame line Over/under UNT –1.5 65[13]
Statistics Rice North Texas First downs 23 17 Total yards 376 389 Rushing yards 49 269 Passing yards 327 120 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing Mike Collins 23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Khalan Griffin 20 carries, 72 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD North Texas Passing Jason Bean 9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 3 receptions, 60 yards
At Marshall [ edit ] Rice at Marshall 1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 7 3 10 0 20 No. 21 Thundering Herd 0 0 0 0 0
Date: December 5, 2020Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV Game start: 11:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 10,429Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind:WNW 6 MPH Referee: Ken AnteeTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Jake Griffith (play–by–play) and Dave Wilson (analyst) Scoring summary 1 01:06 RICE Jordan Myers 1-yard rush (Collin Riccitelli kick)(10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48) RICE 7–0 2 05:49 RICE Collin Riccitelli 39-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21) RICE 10–0 3 09:24 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 2:21) RICE 13–0 07:50 RICE Naeem Smith 36-yard interception returned (Collin Riccitelli kick)(3 plays, -5 yards, 1:34) RICE 20–0
Pregame line Over/under MARSH –23.5 46.5[14]
Statistics Rice Marshall First downs 17 19 Total yards 213 245 Rushing yards 127 80 Passing yards 86 165 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player Statistics Rice Passing JoVoni Johnson 10/14, 86 yards Rushing Ari Broussard 19 carries, 62 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 57 yards Marshall Passing Grant Wells 18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs Rushing Brenden Knox 20 carries, 76 yards Receiving Talik Keaton 7 receptions, 48 yards
Alabama–Birmingham at Rice 1 2 3 4 Total • Blazers 0 7 14 0 21 Owls 3 10 0 3 16
Date: December 12, 2020Location: Rice Stadium Houston, TX Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutesGame attendance: 2,000Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: OvercastReferee: Rodney BurnetteTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Matt Pederson (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst) Scoring summary 1 00:49 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal(20 plays, 62 yards, 12:12) RICE 3–0 2 10:09 RICE Collin Riccitelli 35-yard field goal(8 plays, 35 yards, 4:35) RICE 6–0 06:55 UAB Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) UAB 7–6 00:38 RICE Jordan Myers 26-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson (Collin Riccitelli kick)(5 plays, 83 yards, 0:41) RICE 13–7 3 12:46 UAB Myron Mitchell 63-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick)(1 play, 63 yards, 0:10) UAB 14–13 10:16 UAB Samario Rudolph 42-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick)(5 plays, 71 yards, 1:44) UAB 21–13 4 11:14 RICE Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal(8 plays, 30 yards, 3:41) UAB 21–16
Pregame line Over/under UAB –7 42.5[15]
Statistics UAB Rice First downs 13 20 Total yards 354 232 Rushing yards 137 66 Passing yards 217 166 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 22:42 37:18
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Tyler Johnson III 9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Tyler Johnson III 7 carries, 41 yards Receiving Myron Mitchell 1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD Rice Passing JoVoni Johnson 17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 14 carries, 34 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 72 yards
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