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| Rice Owls football | |||
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| First season | 1912; 112 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Tommy McCleland | ||
| Head coach | Scott Abell 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Rice Stadium (capacity: 47,000) | ||
| Year built | 1950 | ||
| Field surface | AstroTurf | ||
| Location | Houston, Texas | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Past conferences | Southwest (1915–1996) WAC (1996–2004) C-USA (2005–2022) | ||
| All-time record | 492–652–32 (.432) | ||
| Bowl record | 7–7 (.500) | ||
| Conference titles | 8 (1934, 1937, 1946, 1949, 1953, 1957, 1994, 2013) | ||
| Division titles | 2 (2008, 2013) | ||
| Rivalries | SMU (rivalry) Houston (rivalry) Texas (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 6 | ||
| Colors | Blue and gray[1] | ||
| 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.
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