2015 Rice Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2015 Rice Owls Rice Owls logo.svg 100 Conference USA West Division C-USA 5–7 3–5 David Bailiff 9th Larry Edmondson 2nd Billy Lynch 2nd Chris Thurmond 4th Spread 4–3 Rice Stadium 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.Owls Announce Completed 2015 Football Schedule http://www.riceowls.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020215aao.html Rice University Department of Athletics February 2, 2015 March 20, 2015 2015 AP Poll released prior to game Central September 5 2:30 pm w y Wagner Rice Stadium Houston, TX ASN 56–16 18,296 September 12 7:00 pm l y y Texas Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX LHN 28–42 86,458 September 19 1:30 pm w y North Texas Apogee Stadium Denton, TX FCS Central 38–24 19,602 September 26 2:00 pm l y y Baylor 5 McLane Stadium Waco, TX FSN/FCS Central 17–70 43,619 October 3 2:30 pm l Western Kentucky Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 10–49 20,124 October 10 1:30 pm w y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL FCS 27–26 13,191 October 24 11:00 am w y Army Rice Stadium Houston, TX FSN 38–31 24,409 October 30 7:00 pm l Louisiana Tech Rice Stadium Houston, TX FS1 17–42 18,010 November 6 7:00 pm l y UTEP Sun Bowl El Paso, TX CBSSN 21–24 23,031 November 14 2:30 pm l y Southern Miss Rice Stadium Houston, TX ASN 10–65 18,656 November 21 6:00 pm l y UTSA Alamodome San Antonio, TX ASN 24–34 20,437 November 28 2:30 pm w Charlotte Rice Stadium Houston, TX ASN 27–7 16,539 Schedule source:2015 Rice Owls Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/conf-usa/2015-rice-owls-football-schedule.php FB Schedules March 20, 2015 Game summaries Wagner Seahawks 3 0 6 7 Owls 14 21 7 14 At Texas Owls 0 14 0 14 Longhorns 21 0 21 0 At North Texas Owls 0 17 21 0 Mean Green 3 7 7 7 At Baylor Owls 10 0 7 0 #5 Bears 21 21 21 7 WKU Hilltoppers 21 14 0 14 Owls 3 7 0 0 At Florida Atlantic Rice Owls 14 0 0 13 FAU Owls 7 7 6 6 Army Black Knights 0 14 7 10 Owls 14 10 0 14 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 Owls 7 0 3 7 At UTEP Owls 0 14 7 0 Miners 0 14 7 3 Southern Miss Golden Eagles 7 35 10 13 Owls 0 0 0 10 At UTSA Owls 10 7 7 0 Roadrunners 7 21 6 0 Charlotte 49ers 0 0 0 7 Owls 0 0 10 17 References Rice Category:Rice Owls football seasons Rice Owls football Category:2015 in Houston