Rice Owls football
| Rice Owls football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1912; 114 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Tommy McCleland | ||
| Head coach | Scott Abell 1st season, 5–7 (.417) | ||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||
| Stadium | Rice Stadium (capacity: 47,000) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | American | ||
| Colors | Blue and gray | ||
| All-time record | 501–667–32 (.431) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–7 (.500) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| SWC: 1934, 1937, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1994 C-USA: 2013 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| C-USA West: 2008, 2013 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 6 | ||
| Rivalries | Baylor (rivalry) Houston (rivalry) SMU (rivalry) Texas (rivalry) North Texas Tulsa | ||
| Fight song | Rice Fight | ||
| Mascot | Sammy the Owl | ||
| Marching band | Marching Owl Band | ||
| Website | RiceOwls.com | ||
The Rice Owls football program represents Rice University in the sport of American football. The team competes at the NCAA Division I FBS level and compete in the American Athletic Conference. Rice Stadium, built in 1950, hosts the Owls' home football games. Rice has the second-smallest undergraduate enrollment of any FBS member, ahead of only Tulsa.