2006 Rice Owls football team

American college football season

2006 Rice Owls football

New Orleans Bowl, L 17-41 vs. Troy

Conference| Conference USA
Division| West
Record| 7-6 (6-2 C-USA)
Head coach|

* Todd Graham (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Major Applewhite (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Paul Randolph (1st season)
Home stadium| Rice Stadium

Seasons

<- 2005

2007 ->

2006 Conference USA football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
Southern Miss x  |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 5  |
East Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Marshall |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UCF |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
UAB |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Memphis |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
West Division
Houston x$  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
Rice |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Tulsa |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
SMU |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 6  |
UTEP |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Tulane |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20

* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Owls were led by head coach Todd Graham, who left the school in January to coach Tulsa. They played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

## Schedule

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September 2| 8:00 pm| Houston|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| CSTV| L 30–31| 23,352
September 9| 9:00 pm| at UCLA*|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| FSN| L 16–26| 46,023
September 16| 5:00 pm| No. 8 Texas*|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX

| ESPN2| L 7–52| 40,069
September 23| 2:30 pm| at No. 18 Florida State*|

* Doak Campbell Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| ESPNU| L 7–55| 78,154
September 30| 2:30 pm| at Army*|

* Michie Stadium
* West Point, NY

| ESPNU| W 48–14| 31,597
October 7| 1:00 pm| at Tulane|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA

| | L 24–38| 15,064
October 14| 6:30 pm| UAB|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| CSTV| W 34–33| 10,153
October 21| 3:00 pm| at UCF|

* Citrus Bowl
* Orlando, FL

| | W 40–29| 30,307
November 4| 8:00 pm| at UTEP|

* Sun Bowl Stadium
* El Paso, TX

| | W 37–31| 42,685
November 11| 2:00 pm| at Tulsa|

* Skelly Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| | W 41–38 2OT| 18,632
November 18| 2:00 pm| East Carolina|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| | W 18–17| 12,669
November 25| 2:00 pm| SMU|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX (Battle for the Mayor's Cup)

| | W 31–27| 12,867
December 22| 7:00 pm| vs. Troy*|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)

| ESPN2| L 17–41| 24,791

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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Rice Owls football

Venues|

* West End Park (1912, 1914–1915)
* Rice Field (1913–1949)
* Rice Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Houston
* SMU
* Texas

Culture & lore|

* Sammy the Owl
* "Rice Fight"
* Marching Owl Band

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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