2019 Rice Owls football team

The 2019 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division. Notably, they started the season on a nine-game losing streak before closing out the season by winning their final three games.

2019 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
2019 record	3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Mack (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)

2019 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Marshall		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Kentucky		6	–	2					9	–	4
Charlotte		5	–	3					7	–	6
Middle Tennessee		3	–	5					4	–	8
FIU		3	–	5					6	–	7
Old Dominion		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
UAB xy		6	–	2					9	–	5
Louisiana Tech x		6	–	2					10	–	3
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
North Texas		3	–	5					4	–	8
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Florida Atlantic 49, UAB 6
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018 season 2–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division under first year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They were not invited/did not qualify for any postseason play. Despite the record, the Owls retained Bloomgren along with a majority of his staff.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Wuerffel Trophy	Nick Leverett	OG	SR

References: [1]

C-USA media poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Owls were predicted to finish in sixth place in the C–USA West Division.[2]

West Division
Predicted finish	Team (# of 1st place votes)
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

Preseason All–C-USA teams

The Owls were the only team in the West Division that had no players selected to the preseason All−Conference USA teams.[3]

Recruiting class

References: [4] [5]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Chike Anigbogu Safety	Missouri City, TX	Ridge Point HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jake Bailey Safety	San Clemente, CA	St. John Bosco HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Adrian Bickham Defensive Lineman	Angie, LA	Varnado HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Garrett Braden Outside Linebacker	New Canaan, CT	New Canaan HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jack Bradley Tight End	Dallas, TX	Bishop Lynch HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
De'Braylon Carroll Defensive Tackle	Duncanville, TX	Duncanville HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Brian Chaffin Center	Harrisburg, NC	Charlotte Christian Stanford	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Izeya Floyd Defensive Tackle	Frisco, TX	Reedy HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Hunter Henry Safety	Austin, TX	Lake Travis HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Zack Hoban Kicker	West Orange, NJ	Seton Hall Prep	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Connor Hughes Offensive Guard	Katy, TX	Cinco Ranch HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jerry Johnson III Offensive Guard	Port Saint Lucie, FL	Treasure Coast HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jovoni Johnson Quarterback	Conway, AR	Conway HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Hunter Jones Center	Stockton, CA	Saint Mary's HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Isaac Klarkowksi Defensive Lineman	Green Bay, WI	Southwest HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jawan King Running Back	Atlanta, TX	Atlanta HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Zane Knipe Wide Receiver	Houston, TX	Lamar HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Edmond Lahlouh Linebacker	Redwood City, CA	Junipero Serra HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Joshua Landrum Cornerback	Cedar Hill, TX	Cedar Hill HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Nick Leverett Offensive Lineman	Concord, NC	Concord HS North Carolina Central	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kirk Lockhart Safety	Cedar Hill, TX	Cedar Hill HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Bennett Mecom Wide Receiver	Frisco, TX	Reedy HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Charlie Mendes Punter	Van Nuys, CA	Harvard–Westlake HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Myron Morrison Linebacker	Humble, TX	Atascocita HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Ayden Noriega Running Back	Amarillo, TX	Tascosa HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Josh Pearcy Outside Linebacker/Defensive End	Moorestown, NJ	Moorestown HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Regan Riddle Offensive Guard	Dallas, TX	Highland Park HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	284 lb (129 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Bradley Rozner Wide Receiver	Needville, TX	Needville HS Cisco JC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Naeem Smith Safety	Iowa City, IA	Iowa City HS Ellsworth JC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	-	Dec 19, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Tom Stewart Quarterback	Dallas, TX	Parish Episcopal HS Harvard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Nick Wagman Offensive Tackle	Potomac, MD	Winston Churchill HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	-	Feb 6, 2019
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A

Personnel

2019 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 1 Aston Walter Sr WR 2 Bradley Rozner Jr QB 3 Jovoni Johnson Fr WR 4 Sam Glaesmann  Jr QB 5 Wiley Green  Fr FB 6 Reagan Williams Sr TE 7 Jordan Myers  Jr WR 8 Cameron Montgomery  So RB 9 Nahshon Ellerbe  Sr WR 10 Austin Trammell Jr WR 11 Jake Bailey Fr WR 12 Austin Conrad  So WR 13 Zane Knipe Fr QB 14 Tom Stewart Sr WR 15 Chris Boudreaux  So QB 16 Robbie Blosser  So QB 17 Parker Towns  Fr TE 18 Robert French  Fr QB 19 Evan Marshman  So RB 21 Juma Otoviano So RB 22 Jawan King Fr RB 23 Charlie Booker Sr RB 27 Ayden Noriega Fr RB 30 Ari Broussard  Fr FB 32 Jerry Johnson III Fr FB 35 Luke Amrstrong  Fr WR 38 Jashon Palmer Fr OL 53 Cole Elms  Sr OL 54 Isaac Klarkowski Fr OL 55 Nick Leverett Sr OL 58 Shea Baker  So OT 63 Brandt Pederson  So C 65 Brian Chaffin Sr OL 67 Connor Hughes Fr OL 71 Clay Servin  Fr C 72 Hunter Jones Fr OL 73 Cole Garcia So OT 74 Nick Wagman Fr OL 75 Derek Ferraro  Fr OL 76 Justin Gooseberry Sr OL 77 Uzoma Osuji  Jr OG 79 Regan Riddle Fr TE 80 Jonathan Sanchez  So TE 82 Jaeger Bull  So WR 83 Rhett Cardwell Sr WR 84 Bennett Mecom Fr FB 85 Brendan Suckley  Fr TE 87 Jack Bradley Fr WR 88 August Pitre III  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Antonio Montero So S 3 Naeem Smith Jr DB 4 Prudy Calderon So S 5 Dasharm Newsome  Jr LB 6 Jaquez Battley So DE 7 Trey Schuman  So LB 8 Dylan Silcox  Jr S 9 Kirk Lockhart Fr DE 10 Kenneth Orji  So DE 11 Cameron Valentine  Fr DB 12 D'Angelo Ellis  Jr CB 13 Miles McCord So CB 14 Joshua Landrum Fr CB 15 Andrew Bird  Fr LB 17 TreShawn Chamberlain So DB 18 Tyrae Thornton  So CB 19 Tre'Shon Devones Fr DB 20 George Nyakwol Jr CB 22 Jason White  Fr DB 23 Isaiah Richardson  So CB 24 Collin Whitaker  Jr S 26 Hunter Henry Fr S 29 Chike Anigbogu Fr DB 31 Matthew Sams  Fr DE 33 Anthony Ekpe  Jr S 37 Jacob Grams  So OLB 41 Garrett Braden Fr LB 42 Dylan James  Jr LB 44 Kebreyun Page So LB, LS 46 Garrett Grammer Jr DE 48 Jacob Doddridge  Fr DL 50 Hunter Hanley Fr DL 51 Will Martinez Fr DE 52 Javante Hubbard  Jr LB 55 Blake Alldredge Jr LB 56 EJ Lahlouh Fr LB 57 Myron Morrison Fr DE 89 Miles Adams Fr DE 90 Blain Padgett  Sr DL 91 Ikenna Enechukwu  Fr OLB, DE 94 Josh Pearcy Fr DL 95 Izeya Floyd Fr DT 96 De'Braylon Carroll Fr DL 97 Adrian Bickham Fr DL 99 Myles Adams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Zach Hoban Fr K 25 Will Harrison  So P 29 Adam Nunez Sr LS 34 Campbell Riddle So K, P 85 Nicholas McQuarry  Fr P 86 Chris Barnes Sr P 91 Charlie Mendes Fr	Head coach Mike Bloomgren (Florida State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Mack (Delta State) Offensive Coordinator/RB Brian Smith (Massachusetts) Defensive Coordinator/S Drew Svoboda (Stephen F. Austin) Special Teams Coordinator Joe Ashfield (Delta State) Offensive Line Bill Best (West Texas A&M) Tight Ends Cedric Calhoun (Morehouse College) Defensive Line Mike Kershaw (Delta State) Wide Receivers Robbie Picazo (Stanford) Quarterbacks Scott Vestal (SMU) Recruiting Coordinator/LB Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse College) Cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 26 May 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	5:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 7–14	23,238
September 7	7:00 p.m.	Wake Forest*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 21–41	17,567
September 14	7:00 p.m.	No. 12 Texas*	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	CBSSN	L 13–48	42,417
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Baylor*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CBSSN	L 13–21	20,198
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 20–23 ^OT	19,075
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 20–35	23,526
October 19	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN3	L 27–31	17,657
October 26	12:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 6–20	20,367
November 2	2:30 p.m.	Marshall	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	Stadium Facebook	L 7–20	17,385
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	ESPN+	W 31–28	10,411
November 23	2:30 p.m.	North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	NFLN	W 20–14	18,477
November 30	2:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	ESPN3	W 30–16	11,776
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Central time

Source:[6]

Game summaries

Statistics	Rice	Army
First downs	10	17
Total yards	243	284
Rushing yards	181	231
Passing yards	62	53
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	25:09	34:51

at Army

See also: 2019 Army Black Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–3–1	2017	L 12–49

Pregame line	Over/under
Army	–23.5

Rice at Army – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	0	0	7
Black Knights	0	7	0	7	14

at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

• Date: August 30, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 23,238
• Referee: Jerry Magallanes
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (08:50) ARMY TD – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 9:48; Army 7–0 (06:30) RICE TD – Nahshon Ellerbe 54-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 7–7 Third Quarter No scoring Fourth Quarter (03:58) ARMY TD – Kell Walker 17-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Cole Talley kick Drive: 18 plays, 96 yards, 9:21; Army 14–7 Passing RICE – Wiley Green: 7/14, 62 yards ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/8, 53 yards, 1 TD Rushing RICE – Nahshon Ellerbe: 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 21 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD Receiving RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 40 yards ARMY – Artice Hobbs IV: 1 reception, 19 yards

Statistics	Wake Forest	Rice
First downs	19	20
Total yards	513	321
Rushing yards	201	67
Passing yards	312	254
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:46	36:14

Wake Forest

See also: 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–1	2018	L 24–56

Pregame line	Over/under
Wake Forest	–20.0

Wake Forest at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	14	10	10	7	41
Owls	14	0	0	7	21

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: September 7, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Clear, Hot
• Game attendance: 17,567
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (11:55) WF TD – Christian Beal-Smith 2-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; Wake Forest 7–0 (08:39) WF TD – Sage Surratt 7-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:10; Wake Forest 14–0 (04:32) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:07; Wake Forest 14–7 (01:31) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 10-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:00; Tied 14–14 Second Quarter (14:55) WF TD – Scotty Washington 25-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Wake Forest 21–14 (07:48) WF FG – Nick Sciba 26-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:26; Wake Forest 24–14 Third Quarter (11:26) WF FG – Nick Sciba 23-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:03; Wake Forest 27–14 (05:04) WF TD – Scotty Washington 59-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:44; Wake Forest 34–14 Fourth Quarter (13:18) WF TD – Kenneth Walker III 96-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:14; Wake Forest 41–14 (01:51) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; Wake Forest 41–21 Passing WF – Jamie Newman: 21/27, 312 yards, 3 TD RICE – Tom Stewart: 19/30, 185 yards, 1 TD Rushing WF – Kenneth Walker III: 9 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD RICE – Aston Walker: 8 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD Receiving WF – Scotty Washington: 7 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD RICE – Brad Rozner: 6 receptions, 103 yards

Statistics	Texas	Rice
First downs	28	13
Total yards	509	266
Rushing yards	171	87
Passing yards	338	179
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	33:47	26:13

vs. Texas

See also: 2019 Texas Longhorns football team and Rice–Texas football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
21–72–1	2015	L 28–42

Pregame line	Over/under
Texas	–32.0

Texas vs. Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Longhorns	14	17	7	10	48
Owls	0	0	0	13	13

at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: September 14, 2019
• Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: N/A (Indoors)
• Game attendance: 42,417
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (08:46) UT TD – Roschon Johnson 25-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:14; Texas 7–0 (03:21) UT TD – Jake Smith 53-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:13; Texas 14–0 Second Quarter (12:11) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 26-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29; Texas 21–0 (06:33) UT TD – Jake Smith 12-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:30; Texas 28–0 (01:01) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 57-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54; Texas 31–0 Third Quarter (06:32) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 14-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 4:48; Texas 38–0 Fourth Quarter (07:50) RICE TD – Aston Walter 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick failed Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Texas 38–6 (03:29) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:21; Texas 41–6 (01:07) RICE TD – Aston Walter 4-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Antonio Montero kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Texas 41–13 (00:53) UT TD – D'Shawn Jamison 98-yard kickoff return, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Texas 48–13 Passing UT – Sam Ehlinger: 23/27, 279 yards, 3 TD RICE – Tom Stewart: 12/23, 179 yards, 2 TD Rushing UT – Keaontay Ingram: 13 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD RICE – Aston Walker: 16 carries, 69 yards Receiving UT – Jake Smith: 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD RICE – Austin Trammell: 6 receptions, 97 yards

Statistics	Baylor	Rice
First downs	20	17
Total yards	427	242
Rushing yards	124	64
Passing yards	303	178
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:45	32:15

Baylor

See also: 2019 Baylor Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
30–49–2	2016	L 10–38

Pregame line	Over/under
Baylor	–27.0

Baylor at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	14	0	0	21
Owls	0	3	3	7	13

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: September 21, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,198
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst) & Katie Emmer (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (03:12) BAY TD – Josh Fleeks 6-yard rush, John Mayers kick Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:01; Baylor 7–0 Second Quarter (08:09) RICE FG – Will Harrison 28-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:47; Baylor 7–3 (05:02) BAY TD – Chris Platt 50-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:07; Baylor 14–3 (00:15) BAY TD – Charlie Brewer 25-yard rush, John Mayers kick Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:29; Baylor 21–3 Third Quarter (03:50) RICE FG – Will Harrison 24-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35; Baylor 21–6 Fourth Quarter (08:42) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 21-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:17; Baylor 21–13 Passing BAY – Charlie Brewer: 20/27, 303 yards, 1 TD RICE – Wiley Green: 13/23, 128 yards Rushing BAY – Charlie Brewer: 12 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD RICE – Charlie Booker: 12 carries, 29 yards Receiving BAY – Denzel Mims: 6 receptions, 102 yards RICE – Brad Rozner: 7 receptions, 100 yards

Statistics	Louisiana Tech	Rice
First downs	19	19
Total yards	294	338
Rushing yards	84	190
Passing yards	210	148
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	23:07	36:53

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–8	2018	L 13–28

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana Tech	–9.0

Louisiana Tech at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Bulldogs	7	0	7	3	6	23
Owls	7	7	0	3	3	20

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: September 28, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 7–10 mph • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 19,075
• Referee: Chris Bynum
• TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & ND Kalu (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (09:58) RICE TD – Aston Walter 16-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09; Rice 7–0 (03:32) LT TD – Adrian Hardy 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Tied 7–7 Second Quarter (13:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 2-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:07; Rice 14–7 Third Quarter (01:23) LT TD – Justin Henderson 26-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58; Tied 14–14 Fourth Quarter (02:51) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:09; Rice 17–14 (01:10) LT FG – Bailey Hale 31-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:41; Tied 17–17 Overtime RICE FG – Chris Barnes 36-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:00; Rice 20–17 LT TD – J'Mar Smith 12-yard rush Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Louisiana Tech 23–20 Passing LT – J'Mar Smith: 21/39, 210 yards, 1 TD RICE – Wiley Green: 14/22, 128 yards Rushing LT – Justin Henderson: 12 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD RICE – Aston Walter: 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD Receiving LT – Adrian Hardy: 6 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD RICE – Brad Rozner: 5 receptions, 64 yards

Statistics	Rice	UAB
First downs	22	17
Total yards	305	412
Rushing yards	134	127
Passing yards	171	285
Turnovers	4	2
Time of possession	29:06	30:54

at UAB

See also: 2019 UAB Blazers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2018	L 0–42

Pregame line	Over/under
UAB	–9.5

Rice at Alabama–Birmingham – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	13	0	0	20
Blazers	0	21	14	0	35

at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

• Date: October 5, 2019
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 2–3 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 23,526
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) & Lee Roberts (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (14:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 64-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; Rice 7–0 Second Quarter (14:45) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 46-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:41; Tied 7–7 (12:34) UAB TD – Austin Watkins Jr. 36-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:26; Alabama–Birmingham 14–7 (07:49) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 4-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Tied 14–14 (07:33) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 57-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; Alabama–Birmingham 21–14 (04:00) RICE TD – August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick blocked Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Alabama–Birmingham 21–20 Third Quarter (09:17) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 25-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:09; Alabama–Birmingham 28–20 (00:53) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:44; Alabama–Birmingham 35–20 Fourth Quarter No scoring Passing RICE – Wiley Green: 15/34, 161 yards, 2 TD UAB – Tyler Johnston III: 14/25, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD UAB – Lucious Stanley: 19 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 113 yards UAB – Kendall Parham: 3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

Statistics	Rice	UTSA
First downs	21	19
Total yards	369	361
Rushing yards	146	149
Passing yards	223	212
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	34:44	25:16

at UTSA

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–4	2018	L 3–20

Pregame line	Over/under
Rice	–5.5

Rice at Texas–San Antonio – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	7	14	3	27
Roadrunners	7	0	17	7	31

at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

• Date: October 19, 2019
• Game time: 5:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 17,657
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McClane (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (06:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 31-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:23; Rice 3–0 (00:59) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:04; UTSA 7–3 Second Quarter (00:16) RICE TD – August Pitre III 2-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:49; Rice 10–7 Third Quarter (14:50) UTSA TD – Rashad Wisdom 34-yard interception return, Lucas Dean pass intercepted Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; UTSA 13–10 (12:33) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Rice 17–13 (08:58) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 34-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:35; Rice 17–16 (03:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:47; Rice 24–16 (00:49) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard rush, Sheldon Jones pass Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 24–24 Fourth Quarter (09:02) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:47; Rice 27–24 (05:06) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; UTSA 31–27 Passing RICE – Wiley Green: 11/18, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT UTSA – Lowell Narcisse: 19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing RICE – Aston Walter: 18 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Sincere McCormick: 14 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD Receiving RICE – Brad Rozner: 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD UTSA – Carlos Strickland II: 6 receptions, 86 yards

Statistics	Southern Miss	Rice
First downs	18	14
Total yards	364	139
Rushing yards	157	8
Passing yards	207	131
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:45	29:15

Southern Miss

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2018	L 22–40

Pregame line	Over/under
Southern Miss	–10.0

Southern Mississippi at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	10	3	7	20
Owls	0	0	6	0	6

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: October 26, 2019
• Game time: 12:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: W 7 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,367
• Referee: Ken Antee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & N. D. Kalu (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter No scoring Second Quarter (09:53) USM FG – Andrew Stein 23-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 4:54; Southern Miss 3–0 (03:35) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:37; Southern Miss 10–0 Third Quarter (09:32) USM FG – Andrew Stein 34-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:24; Southern Miss 13–0 (05:59) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 15-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick failed Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:33; Southern Miss 13–6 Fourth Quarter (00:32) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 38-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:35; Southern Miss 20–6 Passing USM – Jack Abraham: 23/36, 207 yards, 1 INT RICE – Wiley Green: 12/26, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing USM – Kevin Perkins: 13 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD RICE – Charlie Booker: 10 carries, 28 yards Receiving USM – Tim Jones: 10 receptions, 96 yards RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Marshall	Rice
First downs	18	16
Total yards	391	231
Rushing yards	122	128
Passing yards	269	53
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	33:08	26:52

Marshall

See also: 2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2014	L 14–41

Pregame line	Over/under
Marshall	–11.5

Marshall at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	3	14	3	0	20
Owls	0	7	0	0	7

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: November 2, 2019
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NNW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny, Light Clouds
• Game attendance: 17,385
• Referee: Billy Williams
• TV announcers (Stadium Facebook): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (analyst) & Kristen Balboni (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (01:08) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 22-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:38; Marshall 3–0 Second Quarter (10:20) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 2-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:44; Rice 7–3 (09:33) MARSH TD – Brenden Knox 1-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43; Marshall 10–7 (00:28) MARSH TD – Talik Keaton 19-yard pass from Isaiah Green, Justin Rohrwasser kick Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 6:11; Marshall 17–7 Third Quarter (02:47) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 49-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:36; Marshall 20–7 Fourth Quarter No scoring Passing MARSH – Isaiah Green: 17/22, 269 yards, 1 TD RICE – JoVoni Johnson: 10/17, 97 yards, 1 TD Rushing MARSH – Brenden Knox: 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD RICE – Juma Otoviano: 14 carries, 66 yards Receiving MARSH – Armani Levias: 7 receptions, 96 yards RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	Rice	Middle Tennessee
First downs	17	21
Total yards	377	444
Rushing yards	155	106
Passing yards	222	338
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	35:26	24:34

at Middle Tennessee

See also: 2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Pregame line	Over/under
Middle Tennessee	–13.5

Rice at Middle Tennessee – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	21	0	0	31
Blue Raiders	0	14	7	7	28

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN

• Date: November 16, 2019
• Game time: 3:30 PM CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Sunny, Clear, Cool
• Game attendance: 10,411
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Alex Myers (analyst) & Kaitlyn Runyon (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (10:50) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 42-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 4:00; Rice 3–0 (02:11) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 30-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:31; Rice 10–0 Second Quarter (11:27) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 18-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:02; Rice 17–0 (08:01) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush, Crews Holt kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:26; Rice 17–7 (05:29) MTSU TD – Ty Lee 90-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:14; Rice 17–14 (04:31) RICE TD – Aston Walter 34-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:50; Rice 24–14 (00:14) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 34-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:53; Rice 31–14 Third Quarter (04:19) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 7-yard rush, Crews Holt kick Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:17; Rice 31–21 Fourth Quarter (03:22) MTSU TD – Jimmy Marshall 20-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Rice 31–28 Passing RICE – Tom Stewart: 18/23, 222 yards, 3 TD MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 22/31, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing RICE – Aston Walter: 15 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 19 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD Receiving RICE – Brad Rozner: 8 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD MTSU – Ty Lee: 7 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD

Statistics	North Texas	Rice
First downs	10	19
Total yards	238	328
Rushing yards	75	122
Passing yards	163	206
Turnovers	2	2
Time of possession	21:56	38:04

North Texas

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2018	L 17–41

Pregame line	Over/under
North Texas	–7.0

North Texas at Rice – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	7	7	14
Owls	10	10	0	0	20

at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

• Date: November 23, 2019
• Game time: 2:30 PM CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NW 10 mph • Weather: Sunny & Clear
• Game attendance: 18,477
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (NFLN): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst) & Molly Sullivan (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (10:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 48-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26; Rice 3–0 (07:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:44; Rice 10–0 Second Quarter (14:53) RICE TD – Charlie Booker 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10; Rice 17–0 (08:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:21; Rice 20–0 Third Quarter (06:32) UNT TD – Mason Fine 10-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:28; Rice 20–7 Fourth Quarter (07:32) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 1-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; Rice 20–14 Passing UNT – Mason Fine: 17/32, 163 yards, 1 INT RICE – Tom Stewart: 17/27, 179 yards Rushing UNT – DeAndre Torrey: 5 carries, 41 yards RICE – Charlie Booker: 22 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD Receiving UNT – Greg White: 3 receptions, 42 yards RICE – Austin Trammell: 7 receptions, 91 yards

Statistics	Rice	UTEP
First downs	16	18
Total yards	371	312
Rushing yards	256	99
Passing yards	115	213
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	27:27	32:33

at UTEP

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–8	2018	L 26–34

Pregame line	Over/under
Rice	–6.5

Rice at Texas–El Paso – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	0	10	6	30
Miners	6	10	0	0	16

at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

• Date: November 30, 2019
• Game time: 1:00 PM MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: Windy • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 11,776
• Referee: Chris Bynum
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan (play-by-play) & Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (11:48) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:07; Rice 7–0 (03:07) UTEP TD – Praise Amaewhule 0-yard fumble return, Brady Viles kick failed Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Rice 7–6 (00:02) RICE TD – Aston Walter 30-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:57; Rice 14–6 Second Quarter (11:38) UTEP TD – Justin Garrett 12-yard pass from Kai Locksley, Gavin Baechle kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Rice 14–13 (00:00) UTEP FG – Gavin Baechle 45-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:51; UTEP 16–14 Third Quarter (07:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Rice 17–16 (02:44) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:29; Rice 24–16 Fourth Quarter (04:27) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 11-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick blocked Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:36; Rice 30–16 Passing RICE – Tom Stewart: 8/16, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT UTEP – Gavin Hardison: 11/24, 113 yards Rushing RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD UTEP – Kai Locksley: 12 carries, 63 yards Receiving RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD UTEP – Jacob Cowing: 7 receptions, 56 yards

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