American college football season
2015 Rice Owls football |
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Conference | Conference USA |
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Division | West Division |
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Record | 5–7 (3–5 C-USA) |
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Head coach | - David Bailiff (9th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Larry Edmondson (2nd season) |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Billy Lynch (2nd season) |
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Offensive scheme | Spread |
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Defensive coordinator | Chris Thurmond (4th season) |
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Base defense | 4–3 |
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Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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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
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]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 2:30 pm | Wagner* | | ASN | W 56–16 | 18,296 |
September 12 | 7:00 pm | at Texas* | | LHN | L 28–42 | 86,458 |
September 19 | 1:30 pm | at North Texas | | FCS Central | W 38–24 | 19,602 |
September 26 | 2:00 pm | at No. 5 Baylor* | | FSN/FCS Central | L 17–70 | 43,619 |
October 3 | 2:30 pm | Western Kentucky | | FSN | L 10–49 | 20,124 |
October 10 | 1:30 pm | at Florida Atlantic | | FCS | W 27–26 | 13,191 |
October 24 | 11:00 am | Army* | | FSN | W 38–31 | 24,409 |
October 30 | 7:00 pm | Louisiana Tech | | FS1 | L 17–42 | 18,010 |
November 6 | 7:00 pm | at UTEP | | CBSSN | L 21–24 | 23,031 |
November 14 | 2:30 pm | Southern Miss | | ASN | L 10–65 | 18,656 |
November 21 | 6:00 pm | at UTSA | | ASN | L 24–34 | 20,437 |
November 28 | 2:30 pm | Charlotte | | ASN | W 27–7 | 16,539 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
- All times are in Central time
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- Schedule source:[2]
Game summaries
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 16 |
Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
At Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Longhorns | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 42 |
At North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 17 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
Mean Green | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At Baylor
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
#5 Bears | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 70 |
WKU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Hilltoppers | 21 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 49 |
Owls | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rice Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 27 |
FAU Owls | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Black Knights | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
At UTEP
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Miners | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 35 | 10 | 13 | 65 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
At UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Roadrunners | 7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 34 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
49ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
References
- ^ "Owls Announce Completed 2015 Football Schedule" (Press release). Rice University Department of Athletics. February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
- ^ "2015 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
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Venues | - West End Park (1912, 1914–1915)
- Rice Field (1913–1949)
- Rice Stadium (1950–present)
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