2023 Rice Owls football team

The 2023 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University and will compete in their first season as members of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They are led by head coach Mike Bloomgren, who was coaching his sixth season with the team. The Owls play their home games at the Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

2023 Rice Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarques Tuiasosopo (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (6th season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
(capacity: 47,000)
2023 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Charlotte  0 –0   0 –0  
East Carolina  0 –0   0 –0  
Florida Atlantic  0 –0   0 –0  
Memphis  0 –0   0 –0  
Navy  0 –0   0 –0  
North Texas  0 –0   0 –0  
Rice  0 –0   0 –0  
SMU  0 –0   0 –0  
South Florida  0 –0   0 –0  
Temple  0 –0   0 –0  
Tulane  0 –0   0 –0  
Tulsa  0 –0   0 –0  
UAB  0 –0   0 –0  
UTSA  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 2023
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of May 13, 2023
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season
See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

In October 2021, Rice accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC), scheduled to become a full-member on July 1, 2023.[1][2] The 2022 season was expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA.

The Owls finished the 2022 season 5–8, 3–5 in Conference USA play to finish in seventh place in the conference. They lost to Southern Miss 38–24 in the LendingTree Bowl.[3]

Schedule

Rice and the American Athletic Conference (AAC) announced the 2023 football schedule on February 21, 2023.[4]

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 2at Texas*
September 9Houston*
September 16Texas Southern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
September 23at South Florida
September 30East Carolina
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
October 7UConn*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
October 19at Tulsa
October 28Tulane
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
November 4SMU
November 11at UTSA
November 18at Charlotte
November 25Florida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX

References
  1. Joseph Duarte (October 21, 2021). "Rice's move to American Athletic Conference part of long-term vision". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  2. Ralph D. Russo (October 21, 2021). "Rice ...joining American Athletic Conference". KPRC-TV. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  3. "2022 Rice Owls Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  4. "2023 Rice Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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