The 2020 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Chuck Bednarik AwardBlaze AlldredgeLBSRFred Biletnikoff AwardBradley RoznerWRRS JRButkus AwardBlaze AlldredgeLBSRBronko Nagurski TrophyBlaze AlldredgeLBSRPaul Hornung AwardAustin TrammellWRSR
Preseason All–C-USA teams The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.
Recruiting class References:
Personnel
Schedule Rice had games scheduled against Lamar, Louisiana Tech, LSU, UTEP, and UTSA which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Game summaries
Middle Tennessee
Statistics Middle TennesseeRice First downs 22 26 Total yards 451 425 Rushing yards 118 183 Passing yards 333 242 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 27:03 32:57
Team Category Player StatisticsMiddle Tennessee Passing Asher O'Hara 24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Asher O'Hara 22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs Receiving CJ Windham 7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TDRice Passing Mike Collins 18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Juma Otoviano 20 carries, 84 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs
The game was particularly notable for the occurrence of a rare "quadruple doink," in which Rice kicker Collin Riccitelli's field goal attempt during the first overtime period hit the right upright, the crossbar, the left upright and the crossbar again before bouncing back into the field of play as no good.
At Southern Miss
Statistics RiceSouthern Miss First downs 22 11 Total yards 412 269 Rushing yards 179 100 Passing yards 233 169 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 36:52 23:08
Team Category Player StatisticsRice Passing Mike Collins 12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Juma Otoviano 25 carries, 111 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDsSouthern Miss Passing Jack Abraham 12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 11 carries, 71 yards Receiving Antoine Robinson 3 receptions, 41 yards
At North Texas
Statistics RiceNorth Texas First downs 23 17 Total yards 376 389 Rushing yards 49 269 Passing yards 327 120 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 36:25 23:35
Team Category Player StatisticsRice Passing Mike Collins 23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Khalan Griffin 20 carries, 72 yards Receiving Austin Trammell 6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TDNorth Texas Passing Jason Bean 9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD Rushing DeAndre Torrey 19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Austin Ogunmakin 3 receptions, 60 yards
At Marshall
Statistics RiceMarshall First downs 17 19 Total yards 213 245 Rushing yards 127 80 Passing yards 86 165 Turnovers 1 5 Time of possession 36:26 23:34
Team Category Player StatisticsRice Passing JoVoni Johnson 10/14, 86 yards Rushing Ari Broussard 19 carries, 62 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 57 yardsMarshall Passing Grant Wells 18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs Rushing Brenden Knox 20 carries, 76 yards Receiving Talik Keaton 7 receptions, 48 yards
UAB
Statistics UABRice First downs 13 20 Total yards 354 232 Rushing yards 137 66 Passing yards 217 166 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 22:42 37:18
Team Category Player StatisticsUAB Passing Tyler Johnson III 9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Tyler Johnson III 7 carries, 41 yards Receiving Myron Mitchell 1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TDRice Passing JoVoni Johnson 17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD Rushing Khalan Griffin 14 carries, 34 yards Receiving Jake Bailey 7 receptions, 72 yards
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