2011 Rice Owls football team

2011 Rice Owls football

Conference	Conference USA West
2011 record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	David Bailiff (5th year)
Offensive coordinator	John Reagan
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Driesbach
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)

2011 Conference USA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
#20 Southern Miss x$		6	–	2		12	–	2
Marshall		5	–	3		7	–	6
East Carolina		4	–	4		5	–	7
UAB		3	–	5		3	–	9
UCF		3	–	5		5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
#18 Houston x		8	–	0		13	–	1
Tulsa		7	–	1		8	–	5
SMU		5	–	3		8	–	5
Rice		3	–	5		4	–	8
UTEP		2	–	6		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fifth-year head coach David Bailiff and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They are a member of the West Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at #24 Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX	LHN	L 9–34	101,624
September 10	2:30 PM	Purdue*	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	CBSSN	W 24–22	25,317
September 24	6:00 PM	at #19 Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX	FSN	L 31–56	40,088
October 1	6:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 24–48	28,656
October 8	11:30 AM	Memphis	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	CSS	W 28–6	14,179
October 15	2:00 PM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV		L 20–24	27,504
October 22	6:00 PM	Tulsa	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	FSN	L 20–38	17,314
October 27	7:00 PM	at #18 Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX (Bayou Bucket Classic)	FSN	L 34–73	32,112
November 5	2:30 PM	UTEP	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	FSN	W 41–37	14,372^[3]
November 12	11:00 AM	at Northwestern*	Ryan Field • Evanston, IL	BTN	L 6–28	26,886^[4]
November 19	2:30 PM	Tulane	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX		W 19–7	15,461
November 26	11:00 AM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX (Mayor's Cup)	FSN	L 24–27	23,326
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

↑ Rice Owls Schedule – 2011, ESPN, retrieved 25 July 2011
↑ NCAA Football TV Listings, NCAAFootball.com, retrieved July 29, 2011
↑ "UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. November 5, 2011.
↑ "Rice Owls vs. Northwestern Wildcats Box Score". ESPN.com. November 12, 2011.

Rice Owls football

Venues	West End Park (1912) Rice Field (1913–1948) Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Houston: Bayou Bucket Classic SMU

Culture & lore	Sammy the Owl "Rice Fight" Marching Owl Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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