2008 Rice Owls football team

The 2008 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played six home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas The Owls finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and a conference record of 7–1 in David Bailiff's second season.

2008 Rice Owls football
C-USA West Division co-champion
Texas Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest
Record10–3 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTom Herman (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChuck Driesbach (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorCraig Naivar (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2008 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
East Carolina x$  6 2   9 5  
Memphis  4 4   6 7  
Southern Miss  4 4   7 6  
UAB  3 5   4 8  
UCF  3 5   4 8  
Marshall  3 5   4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy  7 1   11 3  
Rice x  7 1   10 3  
Houston  6 2   8 5  
UTEP  4 4   5 7  
Tulane  1 7   2 10  
SMU  0 8   1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
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