2008 Rice Owls
Head Coach: David Bailiff (2nd season)
Stadium: Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
Record: 10-3
Previous: 2007
Next: 2009
Schedule/Results
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29 | SMU | W | 56-27 | 1-0 |
| 9/6 | @ Memphis | W | 42-35 | 2-0 |
| 9/13 | @ Vanderbilt | L | 21-38 | 2-1 |
| 9/20 | @ Texas | L | 10-52 | 2-2 |
| 9/27 | North Texas | W | 77-20 | 3-2 |
| 10/4 | @ Tulsa | L | 28-63 | 3-3 |
| 10/18 | Southern Miss | W | 45-40 | 4-3 |
| 10/25 | @ Tulane | W | 42-17 | 5-3 |
| 11/1 | @ UTEP | W | 49-44 | 6-3 |
| 11/8 | Army | W | 38-31 | 7-3 |
| 11/22 | Marshall | W | 35-10 | 8-3 |
| 11/28 | Houston | W | 56-42 | 9-3 |
| Texas Bowl (@ Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX) | ||||
| 12/30 | Western Michigan | W | 38-14 | 10-3 |
Notes[]
Rice's Texas Bowl win over Western Michigan was the Owls' first postseason bowl victory since the 1954 Cotton Bowl. The win also clinched Rice's first 10-win season since 1949.