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2018 Rice Owls football
2018 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	2–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Mack (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at the Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.

2018 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Middle Tennessee x	7	–	1	8	–	6
Marshall	6	–	2	9	–	4
FIU	6	–	2	9	–	4
Charlotte	4	–	4	5	–	7
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Old Dominion	2	–	6	4	–	8
Western Kentucky	2	–	6	3	–	9
West Division
UAB x$	7	–	1	11	–	3
North Texas	5	–	3	9	–	4
Louisiana Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Southern Miss	5	–	3	6	–	5
UTSA	2	–	6	3	–	9
UTEP	1	–	7	1	–	11
Rice	1	–	7	2	–	11
Championship: UAB 27, Middle Tennessee 25
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason edit

Preseason All-CUSA team edit

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Owls having one player selected.^[1]

Special teams

Jack Fox – P

Preseason media poll edit

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team
West Division
1	North Texas
2	Louisiana Tech
3	UAB
4	Southern Miss
5	UTSA
T–6	Rice
T–6	UTEP

Schedule edit

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 31–28	20,050
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 27–45	26,390
September 8	11:00 p.m.	at Hawaii*	Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI	Stadium	L 29–43	23,112
September 22	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 22–40	20,159
September 29	2:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 24–56	24,519
October 6	6:00 p.m.	UTSA	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 3–20	19,170
October 13	12:00 p.m.	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 0–42	18,916
October 20	6:30 p.m.	at FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN+	L 17–36	13,741
October 27	3:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	L 17–41	25,375
November 3	2:30 p.m.	UTEP	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 26–34	18,420
November 10	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 13–28	15,283
November 17	6:30 p.m.	at No. 10 LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 10–42	100,323
November 24	12:00 p.m.	Old Dominion	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 27–13	18,083
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[3]

Game summaries edit

Prairie View A&M edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	21	7	0	28
Owls	13	6	0	12	31

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	PVAM	Rice
1	4:29	14	86	7:52	Rice	Austin Walker 10-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good	0	7
1	1:53	3	44	0:57	Rice	Emmanuel Esukpa 15-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick failed	0	13
2	11:03	9	60	4:09	Rice	33-yard field goal by Jack Fox	0	16
2	9:06	6	75	1:57	PVAM	Zarrian Holcomb 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good	7	16
2	4:17	10	47	4:49	Rice	36-yard field goal by Haden Tobola	7	19
2	1:33	7	69	2:44	PVAM	Jose Medrano 2-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good	14	19
2	0:06	4	69	0:34	PVAM	Tristen Wallace 20-yard touchdown reception from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick good	21	19
3	8:05	8	94	3:04	PVAM	Bernard Good 27-yard touchdown run, Zach Elder kick good	28	19
4	11:46	4	25	1:53	Rice	Austin Walter 8-yard touchdown run, Jack Fox kick good	28	26
4	10:15				Rice	PVAM rush for loss of 31 yards, team safety	28	28
4	0:00	9	52	4:28	Rice	23-yard field goal by Jack Fox	28	31
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							28	31

Houston edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	14	14	14	45
Owls	7	17	3	0	27

At Hawaii edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	3	16	29
Rainbow Warriors	14	7	7	15	43

At Southern Miss edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	8	7	0	7	22
Golden Eagles	10	14	10	6	40

At Wake Forest edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	14	7	24
Demon Deacons	21	21	14	0	56

UTSA edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	3	10	0	7	20
Owls	0	0	3	0	3

UAB edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	14	14	14	0	42
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

At FIU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	7	0	17
Panthers	0	16	10	10	36

At North Texas edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	7	0	17
Mean Green	10	7	3	21	41

UTEP edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	7	20	7	0	34
Owls	0	3	7	16	26

At Louisiana Tech edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	7	3	13
Bulldogs	0	7	14	7	28

At LSU edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	0	7	10
No. 10 Tigers	14	14	7	7	42

Old Dominion edit

	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	3	7	0	13
Owls	6	7	7	7	27

References edit

^ "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards".
^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll".
^ "2018 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

[1] "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards".

[2] "FB: Preseason Media Poll".

[3] "2018 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 5, 2018.

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2018 Rice Owls football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	2–11 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Mack (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (1st season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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