2015 Rice Owls football team

2015 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record5–7 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Edmondson (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorBilly Lynch (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
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.

Schedule[edit]

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 pmWagner*
ASNW 56–1618,296
September 127:00 pmat Texas*
LHNL 28–4286,458
September 191:30 pmat North Texas
FCS CentralW 38–2419,602
September 262:00 pmat No. 5 Baylor*
FSN/FCS CentralL 17–7043,619
October 32:30 pmWestern Kentucky
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNL 10–4920,124
October 101:30 pmat Florida Atlantic
FCSW 27–2613,191
October 2411:00 amArmy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FSNW 38–3124,409
October 307:00 pmLouisiana Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FS1L 17–4218,010
November 67:00 pmat UTEP
CBSSNL 21–2423,031
November 142:30 pmSouthern Missdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNL 10–6518,656
November 216:00 pmat UTSA
ASNL 24–3420,437
November 282:30 pmCharlotte
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ASNW 27–716,539
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time
Schedule source:[2]

Game summaries[edit]

Wagner[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 3 0 6 7 16
Owls 14 21 7 14 56

At Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 14 0 14 28
Longhorns 21 0 21 0 42

At North Texas[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 21 0 38
Mean Green 3 7 7 7 24

At Baylor[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 0 7 0 17
#5 Bears 21 21 21 7 70

WKU[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 21 14 0 14 49
Owls 3 7 0 0 10

At Florida Atlantic[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice Owls 14 0 0 13 27
FAU Owls 7 7 6 6 26

Army[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 14 7 10 31
Owls 14 10 0 14 38

Louisiana Tech[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 42
Owls 7 0 3 7 17

At UTEP[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 14 7 0 21
Miners 0 14 7 3 24

Southern Miss[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 7 35 10 13 65
Owls 0 0 0 10 10

At UTSA[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 10 7 7 0 24
Roadrunners 7 21 6 0 34

Charlotte[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 7 7
Owls 0 0 10 17 27

References[edit]

  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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