The 2018 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the

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. The Owls played their home games at the Rice Stadium in

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, and competed in the West Division of

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(C–USA). They were led by first-year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.

Preseason

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Owls having one player selected. Special teams Jack Fox – P

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in a tie for sixth place in the West Division.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Prairie View A&M

Houston

At Hawaii

At Southern Miss

At Wake Forest

UTSA

UAB

At FIU

At North Texas

UTEP

At Louisiana Tech

At LSU

Old Dominion

References

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