2009 Rice Owls football team

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2009 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record2–10 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCraig Naivar (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   7 1     9 5  
UCF   6 2     8 5  
Southern Miss   5 3     7 6  
Marshall   4 4     7 6  
UAB   4 4     5 7  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
Houston xy   6 2     10 4  
SMU x   6 2     8 5  
Tulsa   3 5     5 7  
UTEP   3 5     4 8  
Rice   2 6     2 10  
Tulane   1 7     3 9  
Championship: East Carolina 38, Houston 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 2009 Rice Owls football team represented

Houston, Texas. Rice finished the season 2–10 and 2–6 in CUSA
play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 53:00 pmat UABCSSL 24–4414,316[1]
September 126:00 pmat Texas Tech*L 10–5548,124[2]
September 196:00 pmat No. 16 Oklahoma State*L 24–4151,803[3]
September 267:00 pmVanderbilt*CSSL 17–3619,753[4]
October 36:30 pmTulsa
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSCSL 10–2711,420[5]
October 102:30 pmNavy*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
CBSCSL 14–6315,096[6]
October 172:30 pmat East CarolinaL 13–4943,023[7]
October 242:30 pmUCF
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–4910,196[8]
November 72:00 pmat
Battle for the Mayor's Cup)
L 28–3115,475[9]
November 142:30 pmTulanedagger
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 28–2014,728[10]
November 212:30 pmUTEP
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 30–2910,116[11]
November 287:00 pmat No. 20 HoustonCSSL 14–7328,243[12]

References

  1. ^ "Rice Owls vs. UAB Blazers Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on February 19, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Texas Tech Red Raiders Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 16, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  3. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  5. ^ "Tulsa Golden Hurricane vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  6. ^ "Navy Midshipmen vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "Rice Owls vs. East Carolina Pirates Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  8. ^ "UCF Knights vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  9. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Southern Methodist Mustangs Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  10. ^ "Tulane Green Wave vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2010. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  11. ^ "UTEP Miners vs. Rice Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  12. ^ "Rice Owls vs. Houston Cougars Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 29, 2010.