13 Days: 13 Seasons in Conference USA and counting

Formed in 1995, Conference USA has been the home for Rice football and athletics for 13 years and there’s always been plenty of drama in the conference. Long-standing members of the Southwestern Conference until 1996, Rice had an eight-year stint in the Western Athletic Conference before joining CUSA in 2005, a year of tremendous upheaval for the … Read more

14 Days: A receiving record Jarrett Dillard doesn’t hold

A Rice football record which has surprisingly stood for more than four decades, can anyone break David Houser’s record 14 catch game in 1976? The vast majority of Rice football receiving records belong to All-American Jarrett Dillard. As fantastic as he was, there is one meaningful mark he wasn’t able to break. In a 1976 defeat … Read more

15 Days: Bruce Henley the gold standard for Owls’ defensive backs

Rice football hasn’t seen a defensive back as dominant as Bruce Henley was with the Owls in the 1970s. His interception record likely won’t ever be broken. Bruce Henley will forever be remembered as one of the most dominant defensive backs to ever play football at Rice University. A two-sport star, Henley was also a … Read more