2013 Rice Owls football team

The 2013 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by seventh-year head coach David Bailiff and played its home games at Rice Stadium. The team was a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They finished the season 10–4 overall, 7–1 in C-USA play, which was good for first place in the West Division. They won the C-USA championship by beating Marshall, the first-place team in the East Division, 41–24 in the C-USA conference championship game. They were invited to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, where they lost to Mississippi State, 44–7.

2013 Rice Owls football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record10–4 (7–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Reagan (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorChris Thurmond (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2013 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Marshall x  7 1   10 4  
East Carolina  6 2   10 3  
Middle Tennessee  6 2   8 5  
Florida Atlantic  4 4   6 6  
UAB  1 7   2 10  
Southern Miss  1 7   1 11  
FIU  1 7   1 11  
West Division
Rice x$  7 1   10 4  
UTSA  6 2   7 5  
North Texas  6 2   9 4  
Tulane  5 3   7 6  
Louisiana Tech  3 5   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   3 9  
UTEP  1 7   2 10  
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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