2010 Rice Owls football team

Summary

The 2010 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2010 college football season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach David Bailiff, are members of Conference USA in the West Division and played their home games at Rice Stadium. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play.

2010 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record4–8 (3–5 CUSA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Beaty (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 UCF x$   7 1     11 3  
East Carolina   5 3     6 7  
Southern Miss   5 3     8 5  
Marshall   4 4     5 7  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
Memphis   0 8     1 11  
West Division
SMU xy   6 2     7 7  
No. 24 Tulsa x   6 2     10 3  
Houston   4 4     5 7  
UTEP   3 5     6 7  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   2 6     4 8  
Championship: UCF 17, SMU 7
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 11, 2011
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 42:30 pmvs. No. 5 Texas*ESPNL 17–3470,445
September 116:00 pmat North Texas*W 32–3123,743
September 186:00 pmNorthwestern*
L 13–3015,562
September 257:00 pmBaylor*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSCSL 13–3023,395
October 26:00 pmSMU
L 31–4214,981
October 98:05 pmat UTEPL 24–4428,955
October 162:30 pmHouston 
CSSW 34–3126,342
October 232:30 pmat UCFBHSNL 14–4138,151
November 61:00 pmat TulsaL 27–6419,036
November 132:30 pmat TulaneL 49–5416,698
November 2012:00 pmEast Carolina
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 62–3815,262
November 272:30 pmUAB
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CSSW 28–2313,007
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

NFL Draft edit

7th Round, 254th Overall Pick (last pick also known as Mr. Irrelevant) DE Cheta Ozougwu by the Houston Texans.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Texans draft Cheta Ozougwu last". espn.co.uk. Retrieved March 4, 2024.