2022 Rice Owls football | |
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LendingTree Bowl, L 24–38 vs. Southern Miss | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 5–8 (3–5 C-USA) |
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Offensive coordinator | Marques Tuiasosopo (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Pro-style |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Smith (5th season) |
Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
Home stadium | Rice Stadium |
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North Texas y | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Mike Bloomgren, who was coaching his fifth season with the team. The Owls played their home games at the Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.
In October 2021, Rice accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC), scheduled to become a full-member on July 1, 2023.[1][2] The 2022 season was expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA.
The Owls finished their regular season with a 5–7 record, and became bowl eligible due to having the highest APR among FBS teams with 5–7 records.[3][4][5]
The Conference USA media day was held on July 27 at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The Owls were predicted to finish tenth in the conference's preseason poll.[6]
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2 | UAB | |
3 | WKU | |
4 | Florida Atlantic | |
5 | North Texas | |
6 | UTEP | |
7 | Charlotte | |
8 | Middle Tennessee | |
9 | Louisiana Tech | |
10 | Rice | |
11 | FIU |
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Rice and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[7]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 14 USC* | P12N | L 14–66 | 60,113 | |
September 10 | 6:30 p.m. | McNeese State* | ESPN3 | W 52–10 | 18,629 | |
September 17 | 6:30 p.m. | Louisiana* |
| ESPN+ | W 33–21 | 18,746 |
September 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Houston* |
| ESPN+ | L 27–34 | 26,377 |
October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | UAB |
| ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 21,926 |
October 15 | 5:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | ESPN+ | L 14–17 | 21,465 | |
October 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | ESPN+ | W 42–41 OT | 18,300 | |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | Charlotte |
| ESPN3 | L 23–56 | 18,187 |
November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP |
| CBSSN | W 37–30 | 18,326 |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 10–45 | 10,127 | |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | UTSA |
| ESPN+ | L 7–41 | 18,249 |
November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Texas | ESPN+ | L 17–21 | 15,688 | |
December 17 | 4:45 p.m. | vs. Southern Miss* | ESPN | L 24–38 | 20,512 | |
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See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
No. 14 Trojans | 7 | 24 | 28 | 7 | 66 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
Statistics | Rice | No. 14 USC |
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First downs | 14 | 27 |
Plays–yards | 62–280 | 58–538 |
Rushes–yards | 34–146 | 28–208 |
Passing yards | 134 | 330 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 14–28–4 | 25–30–0 |
Time of possession | 32:39 | 27:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | Wiley Green | 8/13, 69 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Cameron Montgomery | 6 carries, 99 yards | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 5 receptions, 51 yards | |
No. 14 USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 19/22, 249yds, 2 TD |
Rushing | Austin Jones | 4 carries, 48 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Addison | 5 receptions, 54 yards, 2 TD |
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See also: 2022 McNeese State Cowboys football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
Owls | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Rice Stadium • Houston, TX
Statistics | McNeese State | Rice |
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First downs | 14 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 51–263 | 74–487 |
Rushes–yards | 30–172 | 43–209 |
Passing yards | 91 | 278 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–2 | 21–31–0 |
Time of possession | 21:48 | 38:12 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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McNeese State | Passing | Know Kadum | 5/12, 65 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Deonta McMahon | 5 carries, 101 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Mason Pierce | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
Rice | Passing | TJ McMahon | 20/29, 274 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Ari Broussard | 17 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 3 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TD |
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Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Owls | 3 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 33 |
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Statistics | Louisiana | Rice |
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First downs | 9 | 26 |
Plays–yards | 43–175 | 80–449 |
Rushes–yards | 15–61 | 44–146 |
Passing yards | 114 | 303 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 13–28–1 | 25–36–3 |
Time of possession | 18:09 | 41:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Louisiana | Passing | Ben Wooldridge | 6/14, 76 yards |
Rushing | Chris Smith | 6 carries, 39 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Michael Jefferson | 5 receptions, 53 yards | |
Rice | Passing | TJ McMahon | 25/36, 303 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
Rushing | Ari Broussard | 19 carries, 49 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 10 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD |
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See also: 2022 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Rice rivalry |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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HOU –17.5 | 52 |
Statistics | Rice | Houston |
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First downs | 22 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 65–424 | 58–427 |
Rushes–yards | 25–90 | 32–178 |
Passing yards | 334 | 249 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–40–1 | 19–26–1 |
Time of possession | 29:55 | 30:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 25/39, 334 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Kobie Campbell | 1 carry, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 5 receptions, 123 yards | |
Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 19/26, 249 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Ta'Zhawn Henry | 17 carries, 112 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Tank Dell | 7 receptions, 134 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2022 UAB Blazers football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blazers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Owls | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Statistics | UAB | RICE |
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First downs | 22 | 15 |
Total yards | 360 | 209 |
Rushing yards | 122 | 105 |
Passing yards | 238 | 104 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 30:00 | 30:00 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UAB | Passing | Dylan Hopkins | 15/21, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | DeWayne McBride | 27 rushes, 121 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Tejhaun Palmer | 2 receptions, 82 yards | |
Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 11/17, 104 yards, TD |
Rushing | Cameron Montgomery | 5 rushes, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 5 receptions, 38 yards |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rice Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
FAU Owls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 41 |
Statistics | RICE | LT |
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First downs | 24 | 19 |
Total yards | 487 | 373 |
Rushing yards | 279 | 144 |
Passing yards | 208 | 229 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 33:22 | 26:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 16/27, 208 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Cameron Montgomery | 14 rushes, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Luke McCaffrey | 10 receptions, 171 yards, 2 TD | |
Louisiana Tech | Passing | Matthew Downing | 12/24, 159 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Marquis Crosby | 14 rushes, 87 yards | |
Receiving | Tre Harris | 8 receptions, 92 yards, 3 TD |
See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charlotte | Passing | Chris Reynolds | 16–19, 254 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Shadrick Byrd | 13 rushes, 83 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Elijah Spencer | 5 receptions, 84 yards, 3 TD | |
Rice | Passing | T. J. McMahon | 18–33, 218 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | T. J. McMahon | 9 rushes, 45 yards | |
Receiving | Bradley Rozner | 5 receptions, 105 yards, 2 TD |
Statistics | CHAR | Rice |
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First downs | 25 | 20 |
Total yards | 514 | 370 |
Rushing yards | 239 | 152 |
Passing yards | 275 | 218 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:57 | 28:03 |
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Miners | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Owls | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
See also: 2022 UTEP Miners football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Hilltoppers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
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Roadrunners | 21 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 41 |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
See also: 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Statistics | RICE | UNT |
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First downs | 19 | 16 |
Total yards | 415 | 362 |
Rushing yards | 186 | 159 |
Passing yards | 229 | 203 |
Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Time of possession | 35:43 | 24:17 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Rice | Passing | AJ Padgett | 13/22, 229 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Juma Otoviano | 14 rushes, 94 yards | |
Receiving | Braylen Walker | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD | |
North Texas | Passing | Austin Aune | 16/29, 203 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ikaika Ragsdale | 17 rushes, 122 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Ikaika Ragsdale | 5 receptions, 59 yards, TD |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 24 |
Golden Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
See also: 2022 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team and 2022 LendingTree Bowl |