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2019 Rice Owls football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

| mode = football

| year = 2019

| team = Rice Owls

| image= Rice Owls logo.svg

| image_size = 100

| conference = Conference USA

| division = West Division

| short_conf = C-USA

| CoachRank =

| APRank =

| record = 3–9

| conf_record = 3–5

| head_coach = Mike Bloomgren

| hc_year = 2nd

| off_coach= Jerry Mack

| oc_year= 2nd

| off_scheme = Multiple

| def_coach= Brian Smith

| dc_year = 2nd

| def_scheme = Multiple 3–4

| stadium = Rice Stadium

| champion =

| bowl =

| bowl_result =

}}

{{2019 Conference USA football standings}}

The 2019 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2019 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 second-year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division. Rice started the season on a nine-game losing streak before closing out the season by winning their final three games.

Preseason

=Award watch lists=

Listed in the order that they were released

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Rice Owls|Award|Player|Position|Year}}

| Wuerffel Trophy

| Nick Leverett

| OG

| SR

References:{{cite web |title=Leverett Named to Weurffel Trophy Watch List |url=https://riceowls.com/news/2019/7/25/football-leverett-named-to-weurffel-trophy-watch-list.aspx |website=Rice Owls |access-date=27 May 2020 |language=en}}

=C-USA media poll=

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Owls were predicted to finish in sixth place in the C–USA West Division.{{cite web |title=C–USA 2019 Preseason Media Poll |url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/16/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx |website=ConferenceUSA.com |date=July 16, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019}}

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|align="center" Colspan="2" |West Division

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Rice Owls|Predicted finish|Team (# of 1st place votes)}}

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| 1

North Texas (20)
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| 2

Southern Miss (4)
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| 3

Louisiana Tech
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| 4

UAB (2)
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| 5

UTSA
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| 6

Rice
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| 7

UTEP

=Preseason All–C-USA teams=

The Owls were the only team in the West Division that had no players selected to the preseason All−Conference USA teams.{{cite web|title=Conference USA 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards |url=http://conferenceusa.com/news/2019/7/15/football-fb-2019-preseason-coaches-awards.aspx?path=football |date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=July 24, 2019}}

=Recruiting class=

References:{{cite web |title=Owls Sign 17 in Early Period |url=https://riceowls.com/news/2018/12/19/football-owls-sign-17-in-early-period.aspx |website=Rice Owls |access-date=27 May 2020 |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Owls Add 14 to Football Signing Class |url=https://riceowls.com/news/2019/2/6/owls-add-14-to-football-signing-class.aspx |website=Rice Owls |access-date=27 May 2020 |language=en}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=yes|collapse=no|year=2019}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Chike Anigbogu

| position = Safety

| hometown = Missouri City, TX

| highschool = Ridge Point HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 190

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jake Bailey

| position = Safety

| hometown = San Clemente, CA

| highschool = St. John Bosco HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 175

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Adrian Bickham

| position = Defensive Lineman

| hometown = Angie, LA

| highschool = Varnado HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 200

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Garrett Braden

| position = Outside Linebacker

| hometown = New Canaan, CT

| highschool = New Canaan HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 215

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jack Bradley

| position = Tight End

| hometown = Dallas, TX

| highschool = Bishop Lynch HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 230

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = De'Braylon Carroll

| position = Defensive tackle

| hometown = Duncanville, TX

| highschool = Duncanville HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 285

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Brian Chaffin

| position = Center

| hometown = Harrisburg, NC

| highschool = Charlotte Christian
Stanford

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 275

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Izeya Floyd

| position = Defensive tackle

| hometown = Frisco, TX

| highschool = Reedy HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 305

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 3

| rivals stars = 3

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Hunter Henry

| position = Safety

| hometown = Austin, TX

| highschool = Lake Travis HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 201

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Zack Hoban

| position = Kicker

| hometown = West Orange, NJ

| highschool = Seton Hall Prep

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 201

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Connor Hughes

| position = Offensive Guard

| hometown = Katy, TX

| highschool = Cinco Ranch HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 300

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jerry Johnson III

| position = Offensive Guard

| hometown = Port Saint Lucie, FL

| highschool = Treasure Coast HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 180

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jovoni Johnson

| position = Quarterback

| hometown = Conway, AR

| highschool = Conway HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 203

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Hunter Jones

| position = Center

| hometown = Stockton, CA

| highschool = Saint Mary's HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 270

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Isaac Klarkowksi

| position = Defensive Lineman

| hometown = Green Bay, WI

| highschool = Southwest HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 275

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Jawan King

| position = Running Back

| hometown = Atlanta, TX

| highschool = Atlanta HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 210

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Zane Knipe

| position = Wide Receiver

| hometown = Houston, TX

| highschool = Lamar HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 170

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = 3

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Edmond Lahlouh

| position = Linebacker

| hometown = Redwood City, CA

| highschool = Junipero Serra HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 0

| weight = 205

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Joshua Landrum

| position = Cornerback

| hometown = Cedar Hill, TX

| highschool = Cedar Hill HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 10

| weight = 155

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Nick Leverett

| position = Offensive Lineman

| hometown = Concord, NC

| highschool = Concord HS
North Carolina Central

| feet = 6

| inches = 4

| weight = 312

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = NR

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Kirk Lockhart

| position = Safety

| hometown = Cedar Hill, TX

| highschool = Cedar Hill HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 170

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Bennett Mecom

| position = Wide Receiver

| hometown = Frisco, TX

| highschool = Reedy HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 200

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = NR

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Charlie Mendes

| position = Punter

| hometown = Van Nuys, CA

| highschool = Harvard–Westlake HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 185

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Myron Morrison

| position = Linebacker

| hometown = Humble, TX

| highschool = Atascocita HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 193

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Ayden Noriega

| position = Running Back

| hometown = Amarillo, TX

| highschool = Tascosa HS

| feet = 5

| inches = 9

| weight = 170

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Josh Pearcy

| position = Outside Linebacker/defensive End

| hometown = Moorestown, NJ

| highschool = Moorestown HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 2

| weight = 210

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Regan Riddle

| position = Offensive Guard

| hometown = Dallas, TX

| highschool = Highland Park HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| weight = 284

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Bradley Rozner

| position = Wide Receiver

| hometown = Needville, TX

| highschool = Needville HS
Cisco JC

| feet = 6

| inches = 5

| weight = 190

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 3

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Naeem Smith

| position = Safety

| hometown = Iowa City, IA

| highschool = Iowa City HS
Ellsworth JC

| feet = 5

| inches = 11

| weight = 195

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Dec. 19, 2018

| scout stars = 2

| rivals stars = 2

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Tom Stewart

| position = Quarterback

| hometown = Dallas, TX

| highschool = Parish Episcopal HS
Harvard

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 220

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = NR

| espn stars = NR

}}

{{College Athlete Recruit Entry

| recruit = Nick Wagman

| position = Offensive Tackle

| hometown = Potomac, MD

| highschool = Winston Churchill HS

| feet = 6

| inches = 3

| weight = 245

| 40 = -

| commitdate = Feb. 6, 2019

| scout stars = NR

| rivals stars = NR

| 247 stars = 2

| espn stars = NR

}}

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Personnel

{{American football roster/Header|year=2019|team=Rice Owls|teamcolors=y

|offensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|first=Bradley|last=Rozner|num=2|pos=WR|class=JR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jovoni|last=Johnson|num=3|pos=QB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Sam|last=Glaesmann|num=4|pos=WR|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Wiley|last=Green|num=5|pos=QB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Reagan|last=Williams|num=6|pos=FB|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jordan|last=Myers|num=7|pos=TE|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Montgomery|num=8|pos=WR|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Nahshon|last=Ellerbe|num=9|pos=RB|class=SR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Trammell|num=10|pos=WR|class=JR|link=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jake|last=Bailey|num=11|pos=WR|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Austin|last=Conrad|num=12|pos=WR|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Zane|last=Knipe|num=13|pos=WR|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Tom|last=Stewart|num=14|pos=QB|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Boudreaux|num=15|pos=WR|class=SO|rs=y}}

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{{American football roster/Player|first=Evan|last=Marshman|num=19|pos=QB|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Juma|last=Otoviano|num=21|pos=RB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jawan|last=King|num=22|pos=RB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Charlie|last=Booker|num=23|pos=RB|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Ayden|last=Noriega|num=27|pos=RB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Ari|last=Broussard|num=30|pos=RB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jerry|last=Johnson III|num=32|pos=FB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Luke|last=Amrstrong|num=35|pos=FB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jashon|last=Palmer|num=38|pos=WR|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Cole|last=Elms|num=53|pos=OL|class=SR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Isaac|last=Klarkowski|num=54|pos=OL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Leverett|link=y|num=55|pos=OL|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Shea|last=Baker|num=58|pos=OL|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Brandt|last=Pederson|num=63|pos=OT|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Brian|last=Chaffin|num=65|pos=C|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Connor|last=Hughes|num=67|pos=OL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Clay|last=Servin|num=71|pos=OL|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Hunter|last=Jones|num=72|pos=C|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Cole|last=Garcia|num=73|pos=OL|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Nick|last=Wagman|num=74|pos=OT|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Derek|last=Ferraro|num=75|pos=OL|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Gooseberry|num=76|pos=OL|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Uzoma|last=Osuji|num=77|pos=OL|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Regan|last=Riddle|num=79|pos=OG|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jonathan|last=Sanchez|num=80|pos=TE|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jaeger|last=Bull|num=82|pos=TE|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Rhett|last=Cardwell|num=83|pos=WR|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Bennett|last=Mecom|num=84|pos=WR|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Brendan|last=Suckley|num=85|pos=FB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jack|last=Bradley|num=87|pos=TE|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=August|last=Pitre III|num=88|pos=WR|class=FR|rs=y}}

|defensive_players=

{{American football roster/Player|first=Antonio|last=Montero|num=1|pos=LB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Naeem|last=Smith|num=3|pos=S|class=JR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Prudy|last=Calderon|num=4|pos=DB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Dasharm|last=Newsome|num=5|pos=S|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jaquez|last=Battley|num=6|pos=LB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Trey|last=Schuman|num=7|pos=DE|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Dylan|last=Silcox|num=8|pos=LB|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Kirk|last=Lockhart|num=9|pos=S|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Kenneth|last=Orji|num=10|pos=DE|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Cameron|last=Valentine|num=11|pos=DE|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=D'Angelo|last=Ellis|num=12|pos=DB|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Miles|last=McCord|num=13|pos=CB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Joshua|last=Landrum|num=14|pos=CB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Andrew|last=Bird|num=15|pos=CB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=TreShawn|last=Chamberlain|num=17|pos=LB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Tyrae|last=Thornton|num=18|pos=DB|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Tre'Shon|last=Devones|num=19|pos=CB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=George|last=Nyakwol|num=20|pos=DB|class=JR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jason|last=White|num=22|pos=CB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Richardson|num=23|pos=DB|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Collin|last=Whitaker|num=24|pos=CB|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Hunter|last=Henry|num=26|pos=S|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Chike|last=Anigbogu|num=29|pos=S|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Matthew|last=Sams|num=31|pos=DB|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Anthony|last=Ekpe|num=33|pos=DE|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Grams|num=37|pos=S|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Garrett|last=Braden|num=41|pos=OLB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Dylan|last=James|num=42|pos=LB|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Kebreyun|last=Page|num=44|pos=LB|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Garrett|last=Grammer|num=46|pos=LB|pos2=LS|class=JR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Jacob|last=Doddridge|num=48|pos=DE|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Hunter|last=Hanley|num=50|pos=DL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Will|last=Martinez|num=51|pos=DL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Javante|last=Hubbard|num=52|pos=DE|class=JR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Blake|last=Alldredge|num=55|pos=LB|class=JR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=EJ|last=Lahlouh|num=56|pos=LB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Myron|last=Morrison|num=57|pos=LB|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Miles|last=Adams|num=89|pos=DE|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Blain|last=Padgett|num=90|pos=DE|class=SR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Ikenna|last=Enechukwu|num=91|pos=DL|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Josh|last=Pearcy|num=94|pos=OLB|pos2=DE|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Izeya|last=Floyd|num=95|pos=DL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=De'Braylon|last=Carroll|num=96|pos=DT|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Adrian|last=Bickham|num=97|pos=DL|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Myles|last=Adams|num=99|pos=DL|class=SR|link=y}}

|special_teams_players=

{{American football roster/Player|first=Zach|last=Hoban|num=16|pos=K|class=FR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Will|last=Harrison|num=25|pos=K|class=SO|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Nunez|num=29|pos=P|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Campbell|last=Riddle|num=34|pos=LS|class=SO}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Nicholas|last=McQuarry|num=85|pos=K|pos2=P|class=FR|rs=y}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Barnes|num=86|pos=P|class=SR}}

{{American football roster/Player|first=Charlie|last=Mendes|num=91|pos=P|class=FR}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer|roster_url=https://riceowls.com/sports/football/roster/2019|accessdate=26 May 2020

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

}}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2019

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FBS

| poll = AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to game

| timezone = Central

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{tooltip|August 30|Friday}}

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Army

| opprank=

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Michie Stadium

| site_cityst = West Point, NY

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 7–14

| overtime =

| attend = 23,238

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 7

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 21–41

| overtime =

| attend = 17,567

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 14

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral =

| rank =

| opponent = Texas

| opprank = 12

| gamename = rivalry

| site_stadium = NRG Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 13–48

| overtime =

| attend = 42,417

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 21

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Baylor

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 13–21

| overtime =

| attend = 20,198

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 28

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Louisiana Tech

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 20–23

| overtime = OT

| attend = 19,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 5

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = UAB

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Legion Field

| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 20–35

| overtime =

| attend = 23,526

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 19

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = UTSA

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Alamodome

| site_cityst = San Antonio, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 27–31

| overtime =

| attend = 17,657

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 26

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Southern Miss

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 6–20

| overtime =

| attend = 20,367

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 2

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = yes

| nonconf =

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = Stadium Facebook

| score = 7–20

| overtime =

| attend = 17,385

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 16

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Middle Tennessee

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium

| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 31–28

| overtime =

| attend = 10,411

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 23

| time = 2:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| rank =

| opponent = North Texas

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Rice Stadium

| site_cityst = Houston, TX

| tv = NFLN

| score = 20–14

| overtime =

| attend = 18,477

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 30

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = UTEP

| opprank =

| gamename =

| site_stadium = Sun Bowl

| site_cityst = El Paso, TX

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 30–16

| overtime =

| attend = 11,776

}}

}}

Source:[https://fbschedules.com/rice-football-schedule/ 2019 Rice Owls football schedule] FBSchedules.com. Accessed January 14, 2019.

Game summaries

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice!!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Army Black Knights}}"|Army

First downs1017
Total yards243284
Rushing yards181231
Passing yards6253
Turnovers01
Time of possession25:0934:51

=At Army=

{{see also|2019 Army Black Knights football team}}

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| Army

–23.5

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|time= 6:00 p.m. EDT

|road=Owls

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Black Knights

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Michie Stadium, West Point, NY

|attendance=23,238

|weather=

|referee= Jerry Magallanes

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114238] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/army/boxscore/15842] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/8/30/football-rice-drops-season-opener-to-army-west-point-14-7.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

:No scoring

;Second Quarter

  • (08:50) ARMY TD – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick
    Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 9:48; Army 7–0
  • (06:30) RICE TD – Nahshon Ellerbe 54-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 7–7

;Third Quarter

:No scoring

;Fourth Quarter

  • (03:58) ARMY TD – Kell Walker 17-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Cole Talley kick
    Drive: 18 plays, 96 yards, 9:21; Army 14–7

|stats=

;Passing

  • RICE – Wiley Green: 7/14, 62 yards
  • ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/8, 53 yards, 1 TD

;Rushing

  • RICE – Nahshon Ellerbe: 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
  • ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 21 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 40 yards
  • ARMY – Artice Hobbs IV: 1 reception, 19 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Wake Forest Demon Deacons}}"|Wake Forest!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs1920
Total yards513321
Rushing yards20167
Passing yards312254
Turnovers01
Time of possession23:4636:14

=Wake Forest=

{{see also|2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team}}

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| Wake Forest

–20.0

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|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Demon Deacons

|R1=14 |R2=10 |R3=10 |R4=7

|home=Owls

|H1=14 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=17,567

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|95|F|C}} • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Clear, Hot

|referee=Jonathan Noli

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Ben Holden (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (analyst)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112447] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/wake-forest/boxscore/15843] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/9/7/football-big-plays-pace-wake-forest-over-rice.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (11:55) WF TD – Christian Beal-Smith 2-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; Wake Forest 7–0
  • (08:39) WF TD – Sage Surratt 7-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:10; Wake Forest 14–0
  • (04:32) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:07; Wake Forest 14–7
  • (01:31) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 10-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:00; Tied 14–14

;Second Quarter

  • (14:55) WF TD – Scotty Washington 25-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Wake Forest 21–14
  • (07:48) WF FG – Nick Sciba 26-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:26; Wake Forest 24–14

;Third Quarter

  • (11:26) WF FG – Nick Sciba 23-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:03; Wake Forest 27–14
  • (05:04) WF TD – Scotty Washington 59-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:44; Wake Forest 34–14

;Fourth Quarter

  • (13:18) WF TD – Kenneth Walker III 96-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick
    Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:14; Wake Forest 41–14
  • (01:51) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; Wake Forest 41–21

|stats=

;Passing

  • WF – Jamie Newman: 21/27, 312 yards, 3 TD
  • RICE – Tom Stewart: 19/30, 185 yards, 1 TD

;Rushing

  • WF – Kenneth Walker III: 9 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Aston Walker: 8 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • WF – Scotty Washington: 7 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD
  • RICE – Brad Rozner: 6 receptions, 103 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Texas Longhorns}}"|Texas!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs2813
Total yards509266
Rushing yards17187
Passing yards338179
Turnovers00
Time of possession33:4726:13

=Vs. Texas=

{{See also|2019 Texas Longhorns football team|Rice–Texas football rivalry}}

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align="center"

| Texas

–32.0

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|time=7:00 p.m. CDT

|road=No. 12 Longhorns

|R1=14 |R2=17 |R3=7 |R4=10

|home=Owls

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=13

|stadium=NRG Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=42,417

|weather= N/A (Indoors)

|referee=Rodney Burnette

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112136] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/texas/boxscore/15844] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/9/14/football-texas-rolls-past-rice.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (08:46) UT TD – Roschon Johnson 25-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:14; Texas 7–0
  • (03:21) UT TD – Jake Smith 53-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:13; Texas 14–0

;Second Quarter

  • (12:11) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 26-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29; Texas 21–0
  • (06:33) UT TD – Jake Smith 12-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:30; Texas 28–0
  • (01:01) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 57-yard field goal
    Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54; Texas 31–0

;Third Quarter

  • (06:32) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 14-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 4:48; Texas 38–0

;Fourth Quarter

  • (07:50) RICE TD – Aston Walter 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick failed
    Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Texas 38–6
  • (03:29) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:21; Texas 41–6
  • (01:07) RICE TD – Aston Walter 4-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Antonio Montero kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Texas 41–13
  • (00:53) UT TD – D'Shawn Jamison 98-yard kickoff return, Cameron Dicker kick
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Texas 48–13

|stats=

;Passing

  • UT – Sam Ehlinger: 23/27, 279 yards, 3 TD
  • RICE – Tom Stewart: 12/23, 179 yards, 2 TD

;Rushing

  • UT – Keaontay Ingram: 13 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
  • RICE – Aston Walker: 16 carries, 69 yards

;Receiving

  • UT – Jake Smith: 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 6 receptions, 97 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Baylor Bears}}"|Baylor!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs2017
Total yards427242
Rushing yards12464
Passing yards303178
Turnovers21
Time of possession27:4532:15

=Baylor=

{{See also|2019 Baylor Bears football team}}

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align="center"

| Baylor

–27.0

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|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Bears

|R1=7 |R2=14 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Owls

|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=3 |H4=7

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=20,198

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|85|F|C}} • Wind: E 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy

|referee=Billy Williams

|TV=CBSSN

|TVAnnouncers=Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst) & Katie Emmer (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401112075] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/baylor/boxscore/15845]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (03:12) BAY TD – Josh Fleeks 6-yard rush, John Mayers kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:01; Baylor 7–0

;Second Quarter

  • (08:09) RICE FG – Will Harrison 28-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:47; Baylor 7–3
  • (05:02) BAY TD – Chris Platt 50-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:07; Baylor 14–3
  • (00:15) BAY TD – Charlie Brewer 25-yard rush, John Mayers kick
    Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:29; Baylor 21–3

;Third Quarter

  • (03:50) RICE FG – Will Harrison 24-yard field goal
    Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35; Baylor 21–6

;Fourth Quarter

  • (08:42) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 21-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:17; Baylor 21–13

|stats=

;Passing

  • BAY – Charlie Brewer: 20/27, 303 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Wiley Green: 13/23, 128 yards

;Rushing

  • BAY – Charlie Brewer: 12 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Charlie Booker: 12 carries, 29 yards

;Receiving

  • BAY – Denzel Mims: 6 receptions, 102 yards
  • RICE – Brad Rozner: 7 receptions, 100 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}}"|Louisiana Tech!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs1919
Total yards294338
Rushing yards84190
Passing yards210148
Turnovers01
Time of possession23:0736:53

=Louisiana Tech=

{{See also|2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team}}

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align="center"

| Louisiana Tech

–9.0

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|date=September 28, 2019

|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Bulldogs

|R1=7 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=3 |R5=6

|home=Owls

|H1=7 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=3 |H5=3

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=19,075

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|88|F|C}} • Wind: S 7–10 mph • Weather: Clear

|referee=Chris Bynum

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=David Saltzman (play-by-play) & ND Kalu (analyst)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114268] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/louisiana-tech/boxscore/15846] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/9/28/football-owls-fall-in-overtime-to-la-tech.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (09:58) RICE TD – Aston Walter 16-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09; Rice 7–0
  • (03:32) LT TD – Adrian Hardy 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Tied 7–7

;Second Quarter

  • (13:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 2-yard rush, Will Harrison kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:07; Rice 14–7

;Third Quarter

  • (01:23) LT TD – Justin Henderson 26-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58; Tied 14–14

;Fourth Quarter

  • (02:51) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal
    Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:09; Rice 17–14
  • (01:10) LT FG – Bailey Hale 31-yard field goal
    Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:41; Tied 17–17

;Overtime

  • RICE FG – Chris Barnes 36-yard field goal
    Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:00; Rice 20–17
  • LT TD – J'Mar Smith 12-yard rush
    Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Louisiana Tech 23–20

|stats=

;Passing

  • LT – J'Mar Smith: 21/39, 210 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Wiley Green: 14/22, 128 yards

;Rushing

  • LT – Justin Henderson: 12 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Aston Walter: 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • LT – Adrian Hardy: 6 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Brad Rozner: 5 receptions, 64 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice!!style="{{NCAA color cell|UAB Blazers}}"|UAB

First downs2217
Total yards305412
Rushing yards134127
Passing yards171285
Turnovers42
Time of possession29:0630:54

=At UAB=

{{See also|2019 UAB Blazers football team}}

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align="center"

| UAB

–9.5

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|date=October 5, 2019

|time=6:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Owls

|R1=7 |R2=13 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Blazers

|H1=0 |H2=21 |H3=14 |H4=0

|stadium=Legion Field, Birmingham, AL

|attendance=23,526

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|83|F|C}} • Wind: S 2–3 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy

|referee=Joe Lehring

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) & Lee Roberts (analyst)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114277] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/uab/boxscore/15847] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/10/6/football-rice-falls-to-uab-35-20.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (14:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 64-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; Rice 7–0

;Second Quarter

  • (14:45) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 46-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:41; Tied 7–7
  • (12:34) UAB TD – Austin Watkins Jr. 36-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:26; Alabama–Birmingham 14–7
  • (07:49) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 4-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Tied 14–14
  • (07:33) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 57-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick
    Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; Alabama–Birmingham 21–14
  • (04:00) RICE TD – August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick blocked
    Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Alabama–Birmingham 21–20

;Third Quarter

  • (09:17) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 25-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:09; Alabama–Birmingham 28–20
  • (00:53) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:44; Alabama–Birmingham 35–20

;Fourth Quarter

:No scoring

|stats=

;Passing

  • RICE – Wiley Green: 15/34, 161 yards, 2 TD
  • UAB – Tyler Johnston III: 14/25, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT

;Rushing

  • RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
  • UAB – Lucious Stanley: 19 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 113 yards
  • UAB – Kendall Parham: 3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice!!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}"|UTSA

First downs2119
Total yards369361
Rushing yards146149
Passing yards223212
Turnovers41
Time of possession34:4425:16

=At UTSA=

{{See also|2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team}}

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align="center"

| Rice

–5.5

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|title=Rice at Texas–San Antonio – Game summary

|date=October 19, 2019

|time=5:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Owls

|R1=3 |R2=7 |R3=14 |R4=3

|home=Roadrunners

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=17 |H4=7

|stadium=Alamodome, San Antonio, TX

|attendance=17,657

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|74|F|C}} • Weather: Indoors

|referee=Rodney Burnette

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McClane (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114292] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/utsa/boxscore/15848] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/10/19/football-rice-falls-to-utsa-31-27.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (06:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 31-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:23; Rice 3–0
  • (00:59) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:04; UTSA 7–3

;Second Quarter

  • (00:16) RICE TD – August Pitre III 2-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:49; Rice 10–7

;Third Quarter

  • (14:50) UTSA TD – Rashad Wisdom 34-yard interception return, Lucas Dean pass intercepted
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; UTSA 13–10
  • (12:33) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Rice 17–13
  • (08:58) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 34-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:35; Rice 17–16
  • (03:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:47; Rice 24–16
  • (00:49) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard rush, Sheldon Jones pass
    Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 24–24

;Fourth Quarter

  • (09:02) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:47; Rice 27–24
  • (05:06) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; UTSA 31–27

|stats=

;Passing

  • RICE – Wiley Green: 11/18, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • UTSA – Lowell Narcisse: 19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

;Rushing

  • RICE – Aston Walter: 18 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
  • UTSA – Sincere McCormick: 14 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • RICE – Brad Rozner: 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
  • UTSA – Carlos Strickland II: 6 receptions, 86 yards

}}

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Southern Miss Golden Eagles}}"|Southern Miss!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs1814
Total yards364139
Rushing yards1578
Passing yards207131
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:4529:15

=Southern Miss=

{{See also|2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team}}

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–10.0

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|date=October 26, 2019

|time=12:00 p.m. CDT

|road=Golden Eagles

|R1=0 |R2=10 |R3=3 |R4=7

|home=Owls

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=6 |H4=0

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=20,367

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|56|F|C}} • Wind: W 7 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy

|referee=Ken Antee

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=David Saltzman (play-by-play) & N. D. Kalu (analyst)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114298] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/southern-miss/boxscore/15849]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

:No scoring

;Second Quarter

  • (09:53) USM FG – Andrew Stein 23-yard field goal
    Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 4:54; Southern Miss 3–0
  • (03:35) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick
    Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:37; Southern Miss 10–0

;Third Quarter

  • (09:32) USM FG – Andrew Stein 34-yard field goal
    Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:24; Southern Miss 13–0
  • (05:59) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 15-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick failed
    Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:33; Southern Miss 13–6

;Fourth Quarter

  • (00:32) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 38-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:35; Southern Miss 20–6

|stats=

;Passing

  • USM – Jack Abraham: 23/36, 207 yards, 1 INT
  • RICE – Wiley Green: 12/26, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT

;Rushing

  • USM – Kevin Perkins: 13 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
  • RICE – Charlie Booker: 10 carries, 28 yards

;Receiving

  • USM – Tim Jones: 10 receptions, 96 yards
  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Marshall Thundering Herd}}"|Marshall!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs1816
Total yards391231
Rushing yards122128
Passing yards26953
Turnovers00
Time of possession33:0826:52

=Marshall=

{{See also|2019 Marshall Thundering Herd football team}}

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–11.5

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|date=November 2, 2019

|time=2:30 p.m. CDT

|road=Thundering Herd

|R1=3 |R2=14 |R3=3 |R4=0

|home=Owls

|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=17,385

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|65|F|C}} • Wind: NNW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny, Light Clouds

|referee=Billy Williams

|TV=Stadium Facebook

|TVAnnouncers=Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (analyst) & Kristen Balboni (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114302] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/marshall/boxscore/15850] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/11/2/football-herd-rides-first-half-air-attack-to-down-owls.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (01:08) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 22-yard field goal
    Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:38; Marshall 3–0

;Second Quarter

  • (10:20) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 2-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:44; Rice 7–3
  • (09:33) MARSH TD – Brenden Knox 1-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43; Marshall 10–7
  • (00:28) MARSH TD – Talik Keaton 19-yard pass from Isaiah Green, Justin Rohrwasser kick
    Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 6:11; Marshall 17–7

;Third Quarter

  • (02:47) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 49-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:36; Marshall 20–7

;Fourth Quarter

:No scoring

|stats=

;Passing

  • MARSH – Isaiah Green: 17/22, 269 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – JoVoni Johnson: 10/17, 97 yards, 1 TD

;Rushing

  • MARSH – Brenden Knox: 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
  • RICE – Juma Otoviano: 14 carries, 66 yards

;Receiving

  • MARSH – Armani Levias: 7 receptions, 96 yards
  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice!!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders}}"|Middle Tennessee

First downs1721
Total yards377444
Rushing yards155106
Passing yards222338
Turnovers02
Time of possession35:2624:34

=At Middle Tennessee=

{{see also|2019 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team}}

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–13.5

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|title=Rice at Middle Tennessee – Game summary

|date=November 16, 2019

|time=3:30 p.m. CST

|road=Owls

|R1=10 |R2=21 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Blue Raiders

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN

|attendance=10,411

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|53|F|C}} • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Sunny, Clear, Cool

|referee=Justin Elliott

|TV=ESPN+

|TVAnnouncers=Jake Rose (play-by-play), Alex Myers (analyst) & Kaitlyn Runyon (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114310] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/middle-tennessee/boxscore/15851] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/11/16/football-owls-defeat-middle-tennessee-31-28.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (10:50) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 42-yard field goal
    Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 4:00; Rice 3–0
  • (02:11) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 30-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:31; Rice 10–0

;Second Quarter

  • (11:27) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 18-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:02; Rice 17–0
  • (08:01) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush, Crews Holt kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:26; Rice 17–7
  • (05:29) MTSU TD – Ty Lee 90-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick
    Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:14; Rice 17–14
  • (04:31) RICE TD – Aston Walter 34-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:50; Rice 24–14
  • (00:14) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 34-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:53; Rice 31–14

;Third Quarter

  • (04:19) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 7-yard rush, Crews Holt kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:17; Rice 31–21

;Fourth Quarter

  • (03:22) MTSU TD – Jimmy Marshall 20-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Rice 31–28

|stats=

;Passing

  • RICE – Tom Stewart: 18/23, 222 yards, 3 TD
  • MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 22/31, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

;Rushing

  • RICE – Aston Walter: 15 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
  • MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 19 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD

;Receiving

  • RICE – Brad Rozner: 8 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD
  • MTSU – Ty Lee: 7 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|North Texas Mean Green}}"|North Texas!!style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice

First downs1019
Total yards238328
Rushing yards75122
Passing yards163206
Turnovers22
Time of possession21:5638:04

=North Texas=

{{see also|2019 North Texas Mean Green football team}}

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| North Texas

–7.0

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|date=November 23, 2019

|time=2:30 p.m. CST

|road=Mean Green

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Owls

|H1=10 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Rice Stadium, Houston, TX

|attendance=18,477

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|62|F|C}} • Wind: NW 10 mph • Weather: Sunny & Clear

|referee=Joe Lehring

|TV=NFLN

|TVAnnouncers=Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst) & Molly Sullivan (sideline)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114317] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/north-texas/boxscore/15852] [https://riceowls.com/news/2019/11/23/football-owls-extend-senior-day-success.aspx]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (10:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 48-yard field goal
    Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26; Rice 3–0
  • (07:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:44; Rice 10–0

;Second Quarter

  • (14:53) RICE TD – Charlie Booker 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10; Rice 17–0
  • (08:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal
    Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:21; Rice 20–0

;Third Quarter

  • (06:32) UNT TD – Mason Fine 10-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick
    Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:28; Rice 20–7

;Fourth Quarter

  • (07:32) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 1-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick
    Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; Rice 20–14

|stats=

;Passing

  • UNT – Mason Fine: 17/32, 163 yards, 1 INT
  • RICE – Tom Stewart: 17/27, 179 yards

;Rushing

  • UNT – DeAndre Torrey: 5 carries, 41 yards
  • RICE – Charlie Booker: 22 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD

;Receiving

  • UNT – Greg White: 3 receptions, 42 yards
  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 7 receptions, 91 yards

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! Statistics !! style="{{NCAA color cell|Rice Owls}}"|Rice!!style="{{NCAA secondary color cell|UTEP Miners}}"|UTEP

First downs1618
Total yards371312
Rushing yards25699
Passing yards115213
Turnovers20
Time of possession27:2732:33

=At UTEP=

{{See also|2019 UTEP Miners football team}}

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| Rice

–6.5

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|title=Rice at Texas–El Paso – Game summary

|date=November 30, 2019

|time=1:00 p.m. MST

|road=Owls

|R1=14 |R2=0 |R3=10 |R4=6

|home=Miners

|H1=6 |H2=10 |H3=0 |H4=0

|stadium=Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX

|attendance=11,776

|weather=Temperature: {{convert|55|F|C}} • Wind: Windy • Weather: Sunny

|referee=Chris Bynum

|TV=ESPN3

|TVAnnouncers=Andy Morgan (play-by-play) & Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)

|reference= [https://www.espn.com/college-football/game/_/gameId/401114326] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/utep/boxscore/15853] [https://riceowls.com/sports/football/stats/2019/utep/boxscore/15853]

|scoring=

;First Quarter

  • (11:48) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:07; Rice 7–0
  • (03:07) UTEP TD – Praise Amaewhule 0-yard fumble return, Brady Viles kick failed
    Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Rice 7–6
  • (00:02) RICE TD – Aston Walter 30-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:57; Rice 14–6

;Second Quarter

  • (11:38) UTEP TD – Justin Garrett 12-yard pass from Kai Locksley, Gavin Baechle kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Rice 14–13
  • (00:00) UTEP FG – Gavin Baechle 45-yard field goal
    Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:51; UTEP 16–14

;Third Quarter

  • (07:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal
    Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Rice 17–16
  • (02:44) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick
    Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:29; Rice 24–16

;Fourth Quarter

  • (04:27) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 11-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick blocked
    Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:36; Rice 30–16

|stats=

;Passing

  • RICE – Tom Stewart: 8/16, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
  • UTEP – Gavin Hardison: 11/24, 113 yards

;Rushing

  • RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD
  • UTEP – Kai Locksley: 12 carries, 63 yards

;Receiving

  • RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
  • UTEP – Jacob Cowing: 7 receptions, 56 yards

}}

;Source:{{cite web|title=Profile of the Rice Owls|url=http://www.winsipedia.com/rice|publisher=Winsipedia|access-date=January 14, 2018}}

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