2021 Rice Owls football team

2021 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (4th season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium (Capacity: 47,000)

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

The 2021 Rice Owls football team will represent Rice University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls will play their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and compete in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by fourth-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4		at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR
September 11		Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)
September 18		at Texas*	Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium Austin, TX (rivalry)
September 25		Texas Southern*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
October 2		Southern Miss	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
October 16		at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
October 23		at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL
October 30		North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 6		at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
November 13		Western Kentucky	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 20		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX
November 27		Louisiana Tech	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time