| 2020Rice Owls football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| Division | West Division |
| Record | 2–3 (2–3 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jerry Mack (3rd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian Smith (3rd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marshall xy | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB xy$ | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 2 | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 0 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship:UAB 22, Marshall 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2020 Rice Owls football team representedRice University in the2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games atRice Stadium inHouston, Texas, and competed in the West Division ofConference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coachMike Bloomgren.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Chuck Bednarik Award[1] | Blaze Alldredge | LB | SR |
| Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] | Bradley Rozner | WR | RS JR |
| Butkus Award[3] | Blaze Alldredge | LB | SR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] | Blaze Alldredge | LB | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award[5] | Austin Trammell | WR | SR |
The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Jaren Banks Linebacker | Junction City, OR | Sheldon HS New Mexico Military | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2020 |
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| Kobie Campbel Running Back | Missouri City, TX | Hightower HS | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Michael "Mike" Collins Quarterback | New Canaan, CT | New Canaan HS TCU | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Jordan Dunbar Cornerback | Tarrytown, NY | Iona Prep | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Sean Fresch Athlete | Austin, TX | Lyndon B. Johnson HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Khalan Griffin Running Back | Tyler, TX | Chapel Hill HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Geron Hargon Linebacker | Shreveport, LA | Captain Shreve HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Nate Kamper Tight End | Fort Hood, TX | Killeen HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Cole Latos Defensive Lineman | Allen, TX | Allen HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Mike Leone Offensive Lineman | Bryn Mawr, PA | The Hun School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Andrew Mason Wide Receiver | Spring Hill, TN | Ravenwood HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| TJ McMahon Quarterback | Anaheim, CA | Servite HS Cerritos College | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Lamont Narcisse Cornerback | Pasadena, CA | Calabasas HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2020 |
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| Braedon Nutter Offensive Lineman | Tomball, TX | Tomball Memorial HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Trey Phillippi Offensive Tackle | Montgomery, TX | Montgomery HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Jalen Reeves Defensive Lineman | Hollywood, FL | NSU University School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Collin Riccitelli Kicker | San Marcos, CA | Carlsbad HS Stanford | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2020 |
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| Adam Sheriff Offensive Lineman | Prosper, TX | Prosper HS Butler CC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Gabriel "Gabe" Taylor Defensive Back | Miami, FL | Gulliver Prep | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | – | Feb 6, 2020 |
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| Jovaun Woolford Offensive Lineman | Des Plaines, IL | Maine West HS Colgate | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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| Plae Wyatt Safety | McKinney, TX | Boyd HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | – | Dec 18, 2019 |
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Rice had games scheduled againstLamar,Louisiana Tech,LSU,UTEP, andUTSA which were canceled due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| October 24 | 2:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | L 34–402OT | 0 | |
| October 31 | 2:00 p.m. | atSouthern Miss | ESPN3 | W 30–6 | 0 | |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | atNorth Texas | ESPN3 | L 17–27 | 5,976 | |
| December 5 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 21Marshall | ESPN+ | W 20–0 | 10,429 | |
| December 12 | 11:00 a.m. | UAB |
| ESPN3 | L 16–21 | 2,000 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| •Blue Raiders | 0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| Owls | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 33 |
| 1 | 11:11 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49) | RICE 3–0 |
| 04:29 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56) | RICE 6–0 | |
| 2 | 10:40 | MTSU | Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22) | MTSU 7–6 |
| 01:33 | RICE | August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07) | RICE 13–7 | |
| 00:30 | MTSU | CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03) | MTSU 14–13 | |
| 3 | 11:52 | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08) | MTSU 21–13 |
| 07:55 | MTSU | Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49) | MTSU 28–13 | |
| 05:34 | RICE | Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21) | MTSU 28–19 | |
| 00:00 | MTSU | Crews Holt 20-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52) | MTSU 31–19 | |
| 4 | 11:34 | RICE | Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26) | MTSU 31–26 |
| 00:34 | RICE | Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell) (10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50) | RICE 34–31 | |
| 00:00 | MTSU | Crews Holt 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34) | TIE 34–34 | |
| 2OT | MTSU | Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards) | MTSU 40–34 | |
| Statistics | Middle Tennessee | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Statistics |
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| Middle 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 TD | |
| Rice | 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.[11][12]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Owls | 3 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| Eagles | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 02:03 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17) | RICE 3–0 |
| 2 | 14:09 | RICE | Austin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51) | RICE 10–0 |
| 13:58 | RICE | Jake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed) (1 play, 25 yards, 0:11) | RICE 16–0 | |
| 08:05 | USM | Briggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53) | RICE 16–3 | |
| 02:04 | RICE | Austin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34) | RICE 23–3 | |
| 00:00 | USM | Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26) | RICE 23–6 | |
| 4 | 06:47 | RICE | Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00) | RICE 30–6 |
| Statistics | Rice | Southern Miss |
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| 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 | Statistics |
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| Rice | Passing | Mike Collins | 12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 25 carries, 111 yards | |
| Receiving | Austin Trammell | 7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs | |
| Southern 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Owls | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| •Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
| 1 | 11:11 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49) | RICE 3–0 |
| 04:26 | RICE | Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01) | RICE 10–0 | |
| 2 | 06:56 | UNT | Jason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17) | RICE 10–7 |
| 01:09 | UNT | Jaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00 | UNT 14–10 | |
| 3 | 09:56 | UNT | Ethan Mooney 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04) | UNT 17–10 |
| 4 | 13:03 | UNT | Ethan Mooney 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40) | UNT 20–10 |
| 07:27 | UNT | DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43) | UNT 27–10 | |
| 00:08 | RICE | Jake Bailey 17-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:18) | UNT 27–17 | |
| Statistics | Rice | North Texas |
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| 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 | Statistics |
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| Rice | Passing | Mike Collins | 23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 20 carries, 72 yards | |
| Receiving | Austin Trammell | 6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD | |
| North 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Owls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 21 Thundering Herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 01:06 | RICE | Jordan Myers 1-yard rush (Collin Riccitelli kick) (10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48) | RICE 7–0 |
| 2 | 05:49 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 39-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21) | RICE 10–0 |
| 3 | 09:24 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 2:21) | RICE 13–0 |
| 07:50 | RICE | Naeem Smith 36-yard interception returned (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, -5 yards, 1:34) | RICE 20–0 | |
| Statistics | Rice | Marshall |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Statistics |
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| Rice | Passing | JoVoni Johnson | 10/14, 86 yards |
| Rushing | Ari Broussard | 19 carries, 62 yards | |
| Receiving | Jake Bailey | 7 receptions, 57 yards | |
| Marshall | Passing | Grant Wells | 18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs |
| Rushing | Brenden Knox | 20 carries, 76 yards | |
| Receiving | Talik Keaton | 7 receptions, 48 yards |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •Blazers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Owls | 3 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 1 | 00:49 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (20 plays, 62 yards, 12:12) | RICE 3–0 |
| 2 | 10:09 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 35-yard field goal (8 plays, 35 yards, 4:35) | RICE 6–0 |
| 06:55 | UAB | Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14) | UAB 7–6 | |
| 00:38 | RICE | Jordan Myers 26-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson (Collin Riccitelli kick) (5 plays, 83 yards, 0:41) | RICE 13–7 | |
| 3 | 12:46 | UAB | Myron Mitchell 63-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (1 play, 63 yards, 0:10) | UAB 14–13 |
| 10:16 | UAB | Samario Rudolph 42-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:44) | UAB 21–13 | |
| 4 | 11:14 | RICE | Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 30 yards, 3:41) | UAB 21–16 |
| Statistics | UAB | Rice |
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| 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 | Statistics |
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| UAB | 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 TD | |
| Rice | Passing | JoVoni Johnson | 17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Khalan Griffin | 14 carries, 34 yards | |
| Receiving | Jake Bailey | 7 receptions, 72 yards |