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2021 Rice Owls football team

The 2021 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2021 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 fourth-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

2021 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarques Tuiasosopo (1st season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (4th season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Western Kentucky xy   7 1     9 5  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
Old Dominion   5 3     6 7  
Middle Tennessee   4 4     7 6  
Florida Atlantic   3 5     5 7  
Charlotte   3 5     5 7  
FIU   0 8     1 11  
West Division
UTSA xy$   7 1     12 2  
UAB   6 2     9 4  
North Texas   5 3     6 7  
UTEP   4 4     7 6  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
Southern Miss   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 1:00 p.m. at Arkansas* ESPN+/SECN+ L 17–38 60,065
September 11 5:30 p.m. Houston* CBSSN L 7–44 26,253
September 18 7:00 p.m. at Texas* LHN L 0–58 91,978
September 25 5:30 p.m. Texas Southern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3 W 48–34 18,326
October 2 5:30 p.m. Southern Miss
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3 W 24–19 16,031
October 16 5:00 p.m. at UTSA ESPN+ L 0–45 27,515
October 23 2:30 p.m. at UAB ESPN+ W 30–24 24,845
October 30 1:00 p.m. North Texasdagger 
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3 L 24–30 OT 17,354
November 6 2:30 p.m. at Charlotte ESPN+ L 24–31 OT 16,050
November 13 1:00 p.m. Western Kentucky
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+ L 21–42 17,883
November 20 3:00 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ L 28–38 10,097
November 27 12:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+ W 35–31 15,832
  • *Non-conference game
  • dagger Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ "2021 Rice Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2021.