45 different players registered at least one tackle for Rice football in 2017. Who will step up for the Owls this coming season? One of the glaring deficiencies of the Rice football team in 2017 was a top-heavy defense. After you got past Emmanuel Ellerbee, who led the team in tackles with 95, the Owls got … Read more
Rice football has seen spurts of winning spanning more than a century of competition, but they’ve struggled to find sustained success. Can that change any time soon? Beyond reaching the mountaintop and bringing home conference championships, new Rice football head coach will be tasked with one primary objective: consistency. Rice is entering its 105th season … Read more
Rice football stadium has the capacity for 47 thousand fans, but the Owls have struggled to fill it up over the last several years. Old Rice Stadium held less than 37,000 people. While it served its purpose at the time, the defending Southwest Conference Champions needed something grander. The Owls historic 1949 season included an undefeated … Read more