Rice

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Rice University is located in Houston, Texas. Its mascot is the Owls. Rice's biggest conference rivals are Houston and Southern Methodist. Historically, Rice has been a rival of Texas.

Contents 1 Traditions 2 Stadiums 3 Football 3.1 Staff 3.2 Projected Starters 3.3 History 4 Basketball 4.1 Staff 4.2 Projected Starters 4.3 History 5 Baseball 5.1 Staff 5.2 History 6 External Links

[edit] Traditions

• Alma Mater- Rice's Honor
• Colors - Blue and Gray
  
• Fight Songs - Rice Fight Song, The Old Gray Bonnett
  
• Mascot - Sammy the Owl
  
• Rivalry Trophies - Bayou Bucket, Silver Glove, Mayor's Cup

[edit] Stadiums

• Football - Rice Stadium (47,000)
  
• Basketball - Autry Court (5,000)
  
• Baseball - Reckling Park (4,500)
  

[edit] Football

[edit] Staff

Head Football Coach - David Bailiff
Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Driesbach
Offensive Coordinator - Tom Herman

[edit] Projected Starters

Offense
QB: Chase Clement
RB:
TE: Taylor Wardlow
WR: Jaret Dillard
WR: Joel Armstrong
WR: Tommy Henderson
LT:
LG: Robby Heos
C: Austin Wilkinson
RG: David Berken
RT: Lute Barber

Defense
DE: George Chukwu
DT:
DT:
DE: Jonathan Cary
LB: Brian Raines
LB: Terrance Garmon
LB:
CB: Ja'Courey Shepherd
CB: Brandon King
FS:
SS:

Special Teams

K: Clark Fangmeier

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DS:

[edit] History

• Bowl Appearances - 7
  
• Bowl Record - 4-3
  
• BCS Appearances - 0
  
• National Championships - 0
  
• Famous Alumni - Tommy Kramer, Larry Izzo, Frank Ryan, Dicky Maegle
  

[edit] Basketball

[edit] Staff

Head Basketball Coach - Ben Braun

[edit] Projected Starters

PG:
SG:
SF:
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Key Bench Players:
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[edit] History

• NCAA Tournament Appearances - 4
• NIT Tournament Appearances - 5
• Final Four Appearances - 0
  
• National Championships - 0
  
• Famous Alumni - Ricky Pierce
  

[edit] Baseball

[edit] Staff

Head Baseball Coach - Wayne Graham, 15th season
Assistant Coach - Mike Taylor, 6th season
Assistant Coach - David Pierce, 4th season
Assistant Coach - Patrick Hallmark, 1st season

[edit] History

• Conference Championships - 1996, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06
• NCAA Regional Appearances - 1995,96,97,98,99,2000,2001,02,03, 04, 05, 06, 07
  
• NCAA Super Regional Appearances - 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
  
• College World Series Appearances - 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006
  
• National Championships - 2003
  
• Famous Alumni - Jose Cruz Jr., Lance Berkman, David Aardsma, Norm Charlton
  

[edit] External Links

RiceOwls.com
RiceFootball.net
Rice University
The Parliament
Rice Baseball Players Association
the Rice Thresher
Houston Chronicle
Rice MOB Official Site

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