Seasons

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Legend

  † National champions
  Conference champions
  Division champions
  ^ Bowl game berth / playoff result

List of Rice Owls football seasons
Season Team Head coach Conference Regular season results Postseason results Final ranking
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result AP Poll Coaches' Poll
Win Loss Tie Win Loss Tie Finish
Rice Grays
1912 1912 Philip Arbuckle Independent 3 2 0
1913 1913 4 0 0
Rice Owls
1914 1914 Philip Arbuckle Independent 3 2 3
1915 1915 Southwest 5 3 0 1 2 0 6th
1916 1916 6 1 2 1 1 0 T-3rd
1917 1917 7 1 0 1 1 0 3rd
1918 1918 John E. Anderson 1 5 1 1 1 0 T-3rd
1919 1919 Philip Arbuckle 8 1 0 3 1 0 2nd
1920 1920 4 2 2 2 2 1 4th
1921 1921 4 4 1 1 2 1 6th
1922 1922 4 4 0 1 4 0 7th
1923 1923 3 5 0 1 4 0 7th
1924 1924 John Heisman 4 4 0 2 2 0 3rd
1925 1925 4 4 1 1 2 1 6th
1926 1926 4 4 1 0 4 0 7th
1927 1927 2 6 1 1 3 0 6th
1928 1928 Claude Rothgeb 2 7 0 0 5 0 7th
1929 1929 Jack Meagher 2 7 0 0 5 0 7th
1930 1930 8 4 0 2 4 0 6th
1931 1931 6 4 0 3 3 0 6th
1932 1932 7 3 0 3 3 0 3rd
1933 1933 3 8 0 1 5 0 7th
1934 1934 Jimmy Kitts 9 1 1 1 5 1 1st
1935 1935 8 3 0 3 3 0 T-3rd
1936 1936 5 7 0 1 5 0 T-6th
1937 1937 6 3 2 4 1 1 1st Won 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic against
Colorado, 28–14 ^
18
1938 1938 4 6 0 3 3 0 4th
1939 1939 1 9 1 0 5 1 7th
1940 1940 Jess Neely 7 2 0 4 2 0 T-3rd
1941 1941 6 3 1 3 2 1 4th
1942 1942 7 2 1 4 1 1 2nd
1943 1943 3 7 0 2 3 0 T-3rd
1944 1944 5 6 0 2 3 0 T-3rd
1945 1945 5 6 0 3 3 0 T-3rd
1946 1946 9 2 0 5 1 0 T-1st Won 1947 Orange Bowl against
Tennessee, 8–0 ^
10
1947 1947 6 3 1 4 2 0 3rd 18
1948 1948 5 4 1 3 2 1 T-3rd
1949 1949 10 1 0 6 0 0 1st Won 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic against
North Carolina, 27–13 ^
5
1950 1950 6 4 0 2 4 0 T-5th
1951 1951 5 5 0 3 3 0 T-3rd
1952 1952 5 5 0 4 2 0 2nd
1953 1953 9 2 0 5 1 0 T-1st Won 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic against
Alabama, 28–6 ^
6 6
1954 1954 7 3 0 4 2 0 T-3rd 19 T-18
1955 1955 2 7 1 0 6 0 7th
1956 1956 4 6 0 1 5 0 6th
1957 1957 7 4 0 5 1 0 1st Lost 1958 Cotton Bowl Classic against
Navy, 7–20 ^
8 7
1958 1958 5 5 0 4 2 0 T-2nd
1959 1959 1 7 2 1 4 1 6th
1960 1960 7 4 0 5 2 0 T-2nd Lost 1961 Sugar Bowl against
Ole Miss, 6–14 ^
1961 1961 7 4 0 5 2 0 3rd Lost 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl against
Kansas, 7–33 ^
17
1962 1962 2 6 2 2 4 1 6th
1963 1963 6 4 0 4 3 0 3rd
1964 1964 4 5 1 3 3 1 T-4th
1965 1965 2 8 0 1 6 0 T-7th
1966 1966 2 8 0 1 6 0 8th
1967 1967 Bo Hagan 4 6 0 2 5 0 7th
1968 1968 0 9 1 0 7 0 8th
1969 1969 3 7 0 2 5 0 T-6th
1970 1970 5 5 0 3 4 0 T-4th
1971 1971 Bill Peterson 3 7 1 2 4 1 6th
1972 1972 Al Conover 5 5 1 3 4 0 T-4th
1973 1973 5 6 0 3 4 0 3rd
1974 1974 2 8 1 2 5 0 7th
1975 1975 2 9 0 1 6 0 7th
1976 1976 Homer Rice 3 8 0 2 6 0 T-7th
1977 1977 1 10 0 0 8 0 9th
1978 1978 Ray Alborn 2 9 0 2 6 0 8th
1979 1979 1 10 0 0 8 0 9th
1980 1980 5 6 0 4 4 0 T-4th
1981 1981 4 7 0 3 5 0 T-6th
1982 1982 0 11 0 0 8 0 9th
1983 1983 1 10 0 0 8 0 9th
1984 1984 Watson Brown 1 10 0 0 8 0 9th
1985 1985 3 8 0 2 6 0 7th
1986 1986 Jerry Berndt 4 7 0 2 6 0 7th
1987 1987 2 9 0 0 7 0 8th
1988 1988 0 11 0 0 7 0 8th
1989 1989 Fred Goldsmith 2 8 1 2 6 0 T-7th
1990 1990 5 6 0 3 5 0 T-5th
1991 1991 4 7 0 2 6 0 8th
1992 1992 6 5 0 4 3 0 T-2nd
1993 1993 6 5 0 3 4 0 T-4th
1994 1994[a] Ken Hatfield 5 6 0 4 3 0 T-1st
1995 1995 2 8 1 1 6 0 7th
1996 1996[b] WAC 7 4 6 2 T-2nd
1997 1997 7 4 5 3 T-2nd
1998 1998 5 6 5 3 T-3rd
1999 1999 5 6 4 3 4th
2000 2000 3 8 2 6 T-6th
2001 2001 8 4 5 3 T-4th
2002 2002 4 7 3 5 T-6th
2003 2003 5 7 3 5 T-4th
2004 2004 3 8 2 6 9th
2005 2005 Conference USA 1 10 1 7 T-5th
2006 2006 Todd Graham 7 6 6 2 2nd Lost 2006 New Orleans Bowl against
Troy, 17–41 ^
2007 2007 David Bailiff 3 9 3 5 T-3rd
2008 2008 10 3 7 1 T-1st Won 2008 Texas Bowl against
Western Michigan, 38–14 ^
2009 2009 2 10 2 6 5th
2010 2010 4 8 3 5 T-4th
2011 2011 4 8 3 5 4th
2012 2012 7 6 4 4 T-3rd Won 2012 Armed Forces Bowl against
Air Force, 33–14 ^
2013 2013 10 4 7 1 1st Lost 2013 Liberty Bowl against
Mississippi State, 7–44 ^
2014 2014 8 5 5 3 T-2nd Won 2014 Hawaii Bowl against
Rice, 30–6 ^
2015 2015 5 7 3 5 T-3rd
2016 2016 3 9 2 6 T-5th
2017 2017 1 11 1 7 6th
2018 2018 Mike Bloomgren 2 11 1 7 T-6th
2019 2019 3 9 3 5 T-4th
2020 2020 2 3 2 3 5th
2021 2021 4 8 3 5 5th
2022 2022 5 8 3 5 7th Lost 2022 LendingTree Bowl against
Southern Miss, 24–38 ^
2023 2023 American 6 6 4 4 T-5th 2023 First Responder Bowl vs. Texas State (TBD) ^
Totals All-time:
492–651–32
(.432)
Conference:
273–437–13
(.387)
  Postseason:
7–6–0
(.538)
 

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Notes

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  1. ^ Texas A&M finished in first place, but was ineligible to win the Southwest Conference title due to sanctions. Rice was declared co-conference champions along with Texas, Baylor, TCU, and Texas Tech.
  2. ^ Overtime rules were added for NCAA football in 1996, eliminating ties.

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