Rice Owls

Rice University athletic teams are known as the Rice Owls. The name comes from the owls in Rice's crest. Rice participates in NCAA Division I athletics. A member of Conference USA, Rice sponsors teams in seven men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports. Rice was a member of the Southwest Conference until its breakup in 1996. Rice then joined the Western Athletic Conference before joining C-USA on July 1, 2005. Rice is the fifth-smallest school competing in NCAA Division I FBS football measured by undergraduate enrollment. Rice's sports rivalry include cross-town Houston Cougars.

Football

Rice Owls college football

First Season
1912
Team History
Rice Owls (1914-present) Rice Grays (1912-13)
Conference
Conference USA (2005-present) Western Athletic Conference (1996-2004) Southwest Conference (1915-96) Independent (1912-14)
Venue
Rice Stadium (1950-present) Rice Field (1913-49) West End Park (1912)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1937
January 1, 1938	vs. Colorado	Cotton Bowl

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1941
November 8	vs. Arkansas	Rice Field
1944
October 14	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium
1945
October 27	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1948
October 9	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1949
September 24	vs. Clemson	Rice Stadium
October 15	at SMU	Cotton Bowl
January 2, 1950	vs. North Carolina	Cotton Bowl

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1951
November 17	vs. Texas A&M	Rice Stadium
1953
October 24	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
November 14	vs. Texas A&M	Rice Stadium
January 1, 1954	vs. Alabama	Cotton Bowl
1954
September 18	vs. Florida	Rice Stadium
1956
December 1	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1957
October 26	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
January 1, 1958	vs. Navy	Cotton Bowl
1958
September 27	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium
November 15	vs. Texas A&M	Rice Stadium
1959
October 24	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
January 2, 1961	vs. Ole Miss	Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, LA)
1961
October 21	vs. SMU	Rice Stadium
October 28	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
December 16	vs. Kansas	Bluebonnet Bowl (Houston, TX)
1963
October 26	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1964
September 26	vs. LSU	Rice Stadium
October 24	vs. Texas	Rice Stadium
1965
October 23	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1967
October 28	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
December 2	vs. Baylor	Rice Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1971
October 23	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1972
October 28	vs. Texas	Rice Stadium
1974
October 12	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium
1975
September 13	at Houston	Astrodome
1976
November 27	vs. Houston	Rice Stadium
1977
October 8	vs. TCU	Rice Stadium
November 12	at Baylor	Baylor Stadium
1978
October 14	at TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium
1979
October 6	at Texas	Memorial Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 13	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium
1981
September 12	at Texas	Memorial Stadium
1987
October 24	vs. Texas A&M	Rice Stadium
1988
November 5	at Notre Dame	Notre Dame Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1999
September 18	at Texas	Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1960s	1969
1970s	1975 • 1977
1980s	1982
2000s	2009
2010s	2019
2020s	2020

Men's Basketball

Rice Owls men's college basketball

First Season
1914-15
Team History
Rice Owls (1914-present)
Conference
Conference USA (2005-present) Western Athletic Conference (1996-2005) Southwest Conference (1914-96)
Venue
Tudor Fieldhouse (1950-present)
Key People
Players • Coaches

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1970s	1979-80