2016 record 3–9 (2–6 C-USA) | Division West Division Co-offensive coordinator Billy Lynch (6th year) | |
Co-offensive coordinator Larry Edmondson (8th year) | ||
The 2016 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by tenth year head coach David Bailiff. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the East Division.
Schedule
Rice announced its 2016 football schedule on February 4, 2016. The 2016 schedule consists of 6 home and away games in the regular season. The Owls will host C–USA foes Florida Atlantic, North Texas, UTEP, and UTSA, and will travel to Charlotte, Louisiana Tech, Southern Miss, and Western Kentucky (WKU).
The team will play four non–conference games, two home games against Baylor from the Big 12 Conference and Prairie View A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and two road games against Army and Stanford from the Pac-12 Conference.
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