2013 Rice Owls football team

2013 Rice Owls football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Reagan (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 3112:00 pmat No. 7 Texas A&M*
ESPNL 31–5286,686
September 146:30 pmKansas*
CBSSNW 23–1422,974
September 212:00 pmvs. Houston*
FSNL 26–3134,831
September 286:00 pmFlorida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSW 18–1414,380
October 52:30 pmat Tulsa
CBSSNW 30–27 OT20,014
October 123:00 pmat UTSA
TWCSW 27–2125,272
October 197:00 pmat New Mexico State*
CSNH+W 45–1916,164
October 262:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSSW 45–715,355
October 316:30 pmat North Texas
FS1L 16–2822,835
November 166:00 pmLouisiana Techdagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSSNW 52–1419,707
November 216:30 pmat UAB
FS1W 37–34 OT5,831
November 302:00 pmTulane
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
FCSW 17–1320,048
December 711:00 amMarshall
ESPN2W 41–2420,247
December 313:00 pmvs. Mississippi State*
ESPNL 7–4457,846
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Texas A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Rice 14 7 0 10 31
#7 Texas A&M 7 21 10 14 52
See also: 2013 Texas A&M Aggies football team

Rankings

See also: 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP———————————————RV—
Coaches———————————————RV—
HarrisNot released————————RVNot released
BCSNot released————————Not released

References

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


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