Football

Rice takes down Navy on homecoming night

The Rice Owls handed their interim head coach Pete Alamar a 24-10 win over Navy in his debut Nov. 2.

Ultimate Owl: Christian Francisco soars at the highest level, uses Rice experience to empower others

Christian Francisco, recently named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, has made the most of his experiences at Rice as a student and as an athlete, despite numerous challenges and bouts with adversity along the way.

Rice recycles football stadium turf after Hurricane Beryl effects

Rice and its community partners are spearheading efforts to create sustainable futures by tackling environmental challenges with innovative solutions. A prime example is their latest initiative: recycling the old turf material from Rice Stadium.

Rice Owls teach international students about American football

The Rice Owls introduced international students and scholars to American football during an international football clinic Aug. 24.

Owls to open year with three local opponents beginning with Sam Houston Aug. 31 at home

The Rice Owl football team will look to once again sweep games against local opponents in the 2024 season, opening the year against three straight foes from Houston and nearby Huntsville, Texas.

Rice football kicks off 2024 season with Owl Fest

Rice football season is finally upon us, and with that comes unique events like Owl Fest, where Rice supporters are invited to meet the squad before the first game of the year.

‘Make the lift lighter’: Rice football helps freshmen move into residential colleges

The morning after a grueling three-hour scrimmage, Rice Football players spread out over campus to help rookies tackle their first big college move.

Social media abuzz after Rice mentioned in final season of ‘Young Sheldon’

Coach George Cooper would’ve taken Rice football to the next level … at least according to Instagram commenters.

Rice alum now youngest director of player personnel in college football

Peter Chung, a 21-year-old Rice graduate, was hired in February as the youngest director of player personnel in college football at Houston Christian University.

Owl Together 2022 — celebrating Rice’s past with an eye to the future

This year’s Owl Together festivities kicked off with the annual Rice Faculty Keynote Lecture Oct. 28. Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and author of “American Moonshot,” spoke to alumni in Tudor Fieldhouse about John F. Kennedy and the race to space of the 1960s, just a few weeks after the 60th anniversary of JFK’s famous speech at Rice Stadium in 1962.

Rice, NASA to celebrate JFK’s moon speech

Rice University and NASA will celebrate the 60-year anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s famous moon speech at Rice Stadium.

Working overtime

The Owls took a nail-biting game against the University of North Texas into overtime Oct. 30

Everybody dance now!

Rice University cheerleaders kept the crowd’s energy level high Oct. 30

Rice's first two football games postponed

Conference USA has postponed Rice's first two football games, Oct. 3 at Marshall University and Oct. 10 against the University of Alabama at Birmingham at Rice Stadium.