2006 Rice Owls football team

The 2006 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Owls were led by head coach Todd Graham, who left the school in January to coach Tulsa. They played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas.

2006 Rice Owls football
New Orleans Bowl, L 17–41 vs. Troy
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West
Record	7–6 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Todd Graham (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Major Applewhite (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Paul Randolph (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2					9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	8:00 pm	Houston	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	CSTV	L 30–31	23,352
September 9	9:00 pm	at UCLA*	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	FSN	L 16–26	46,023
September 16	5:00 pm	No. 8 Texas*	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 7–52	40,069
September 23	2:30 pm	at No. 18 Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 7–55	78,154
September 30	2:30 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPNU	W 48–14	31,597
October 7	1:00 pm	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 24–38	15,064
October 14	6:30 pm	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CSTV	W 34–33	10,153
October 21	3:00 pm	at UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		W 40–29	30,307
November 4	8:00 pm	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX		W 37–31	42,685
November 11	2:00 pm	at Tulsa	Skelly Stadium Tulsa, OK		W 41–38 2OT	18,632
November 18	2:00 pm	East Carolina	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		W 18–17	12,669	[1]
November 25	2:00 pm	SMU	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)		W 31–27	12,867
December 22	7:00 pm	vs. Troy*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl)	ESPN2	L 17–41	24,791
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time