2021_Rice_Owls_football_team

2021 Rice Owls football
2021 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Marques Tuiasosopo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

The 2021 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	1:00 p.m.	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR	ESPN+/SECN+	L 17–38	60,065
September 11	5:30 p.m.	Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 7–44	26,253
September 18	7:00 p.m.	at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)	LHN	L 0–58	91,978
September 25	5:30 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 48–34	18,326
October 2	5:30 p.m.	Southern Miss	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	W 24–19	16,031
October 16	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 0–45	27,515
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 30–24	24,845
October 30	1:00 p.m.	North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 24–30 ^OT	17,354
November 6	2:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 24–31 ^OT	16,050
November 13	1:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–42	17,883
November 20	3:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN+	L 28–38	10,097
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 35–31	15,832
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

2021 Rice Owls football

Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Marques Tuiasosopo (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (4th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentucky xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Marshall	5	–	3	7	–	6
Old Dominion	5	–	3	6	–	7
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Florida Atlantic	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	3	–	5	5	–	7
FIU	0	–	8	1	–	11
West Division
UTSA xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
UAB	6	–	2	9	–	4
North Texas	5	–	3	6	–	7
UTEP	4	–	4	7	–	6
Rice	3	–	5	4	–	8
Southern Miss	2	–	6	3	–	9
Louisiana Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

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