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2013 Rice Schedule/ResultsDate Opponent Time/Result Series Record/NotesAug. 31 at No. 7 Texas A&M ESPN L, 52-31 Rice tallied 306 rushing yards, averaging 6.0 yards per attempt.Sept. 14 Kansas CBSSN W, 23-14 Charles Ross rolled up a career-high 157 yards on the ground in the home opener.Sept. 21 vs. Houston & FSN L, 31-26 Rice rallied from 18 down in the fourth quarter, but UH retained the Bayou Bucket.Sept. 28 Florida Atlantic * FCS W, 18-14 The Owls scored 12-straight points in the fourth quarter to pull out the win.Oct. 5 at Tulsa * CBSSN W OT, 30-27 Rice snapped a six-game skid against the division rival with an overtime victory.Oct. 12 at UTSA * TW W, 27-21 Rice jumped out to a 27-7 lead and did not commit a turnover in the road win.Oct. 19 at New Mexico State W, 45-19 Rice piled up 409 rushing yards and 509 yards of total offense in the rout.Oct. 26 UTEP * CSS W, 45-7 The Owls racked up 45 points for a second-straight week and became bowl eligible.Oct. 31 at North Texas * FS1 L, 28-16 Despite outgaining NT by 102 yards, Rice dropped its first C-USA game of 2013.Nov. 16 Louisiana Tech *# CBSSN W, 52-14 Charles Ross had a career game with 215 yards and five touchdowns in the rout.Nov. 21 at UAB * FS1 W OT, 37-34 The Owls won a second overtime game behind 328 rushing yards.Nov. 30 Tulane * FCS W, 17-13 Rice’s defense held Tulane to six first downs and 123 yards to clinch the division. Dec. 7 Marshall ^ ESPN2 W, 41-24 Rice claimed its first C-USA title and Luke Turner was named Most Valuable Player. Dec. 31 vs. Mississippi State ESPN 3 p.m. CT 0-1 / The Owls make their first-ever appearance in the Autozone Liberty Bowl.* Conference USA game | & Reliant Stadium | #Homecoming | ^ Conference USA Championship

Owls Memphis Bound to Face MSU BulldogsThanks to a dominating performance in the C-USA Cham-pionship game, the Rice Owls have earned a berth in the 55th AutoZone Liberty Bowl to face the Mississippi State Bulldogs. Rice (10-3/7-1) is repeating in bowl action for the first time since 1960-61.

Rice in a BowlThis is Rice’s 11th appearance in a bowl game, a history that began when the Owls face Colorado in the second annual Cotton Bowl on January 1, 1938. Jess Neely led the Owls to six bowls during his career, begining with the 1947 Orange Bowl and concluding with the 1961 Blue-bonnet Bowl. Rice ended a drought of 45 years without a bowl when they earned a berth in the 2006 New Orleans Bowl, the first of four appearnaces since Rice joined Conference USA. This is the Owls third bowl appearance under David Bailiff.

Last ActionRice started fast and never gave Marshall a chance to rebound, scoring on its first two possession on the way to a 41-24 win in the Conference USA Championship Game at Rice Stadium. Sophomore running back Luke Turner earned MVP honors thanks to a pair of touchdown passes while junior WR Jordan Taylor and senior RB Charles Ross each topped 100 yards to key the victory. Taylor set a championship game record with his 75-yard TD reception on the Owls second possession. On defense, the Owls held down a Thundering Herd attack that had averaged over 50 points in the final five games of the regular season to just 24.

Closing with a RushRice is 25-9 in games played in November or later since 2006. The Owls were 4-1 in 2006, 2-2 in 2007, 5-0 in 2008, 2-2 in 2009, 2010 and 2011, 4-0 in 2012 and 4-0 this year. Rice has a 13-game home winning streak in November. The Owls’ last home loss in the month came on Nov. 24, 2007, 48-43, to Tulsa.

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RICE OWLS FOOTBALL GAME NOTESGAME 14 • VS. MISSISSIPPI STATE • AUTOZONE LIBERTY BOWL • MEMPHIS, TENN.

LIBERTY BOWL MEMORIAL STADIUM • DEC. 31, 2013 • 3 P.M. • ESPN

On the Tube The 55th Liberty Bowl will be broadcast by ESPN. Bob Wischusen will call the action and be joined in the booth by Rod Gilmore. Quint Kessenich will report from the side-lines.

Rice Media RelationsFootball Contact l Chuck Pool Office Number l 713.348.5775 Cell Number l 832.244.6476 Email Address l cpool@rice.eduSID Fax Number l 713.348.6019Rice Press Box l 713.348.5638Rice Web Site l www.RiceOwls.com Rice Twitter l @riceowlsdotcom / @RiceFootball1Rice FootballFacebook l facebook.com/riceowlsfootball

Radio In addition to returning the bulk of the 2012 roster and all of the coaching staff, the Owls radio broadcast crew also returns intact for 2013. JP Heath begins his second season of calling play-by-play, while Nate Griffin (analyst) and Jorge Vargas (sideline) are the returning members of the broadcast crew. The broadcasts are engineered by Frankie Hicks.

Series with Mississippi State This is the second meeting betwee Rice and Mississippi State. The schools met on October 11, 1975 at Rice Stadium with the Bulldogs taking a 28-14 decision. It will be the Owls second appearance in a bowl with a team from Mississippi. They dropped a 14-6 decision to Ole Miss in the 1961 Sugar Bowl.

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RICE DEPTH CHARTOFFENSETE 87 Connor Cella 6-3 240 Fr.-RS 30 Jeremy Eddington 6-2 250 Sr.-3LLT 79 Jon Hodde 6-7 310 Sr.-2L 72 Ian Gray 6-8 345 Jr.-2L or 78 Brandon Dawkins 6-7 305 Fr.-RSLG 60 Nico Carlson 6-3 285 Jr.-2L 52 Spencer Stanley 6-2 275 Fr.-RSC 53 Nate Richards 6-4 300 Sr.-1L 52 Spencer Stanley 6-2 275 Fr.-RSRG 76 Drew Carroll 6-4 280 Jr.-2L 72 Ian Gray 6-8 345 Jr.-2LRT 74 Caleb Williams 6-3 280 So.-1L 73 John Poehlmann 6-5 290 So.-SQQB 16 Taylor McHargue 6-2 215 Sr.-3L 5 Driphus Jackson 6-0 205 So.-1LRB 12 Charles Ross 6-1 235 Sr.-3L 35 Luke Turner 6-1 230 So. 1L or 32 Darik Dillard 5-10 195 Fr.-RS or 3 Jowan Davis 5-7 195 Fr.-HSWR 4 Dennis Parks 6-2 195 So.-1L 83 Andre Gautreaux 6-0 200 Sr.-2LWR 81 Donte Moore 6-0 175 Sr.-3L 1 Mario Hull 6-1 210 Jr.-1LWR 15 Jordan Taylor 6-5 210 Jr.-2L 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 190 Sr.-3L

DEFENSELE 90 Cody Bauer 6-4 255 Sr.-3L 18 Zach Patt 6-2 240 Jr.-2LNT 99 Ross Winship 6-4 290 So.-1L 58 Cody Henessee 6-2 265 Fr.-RSDT 56 Christian Covington 6-3 295 So.-1L 96 Dylan Klare 6-2 275 Jr.-2LRE 13 Tanner Leland 6-2 250 Sr.-3L 91 Josh Skinner 6-2 240 Sr.-2LSLB 42 Michael Kutzler 6-0 205 Sr.-2L 41 Alex Lyons 6-0 220 Fr.-RSWLB 10 James Radcliffe 6-2 220 Jr.-2L or 46 Nick Elder 6-0 220 So.-1L 43 Tabari McGaskey 6-0 220 Fr.-RSSS 2 Malcolm Hill 5-11 185 Jr.-2L or 40 Gabe Baker 6-1 210 Jr.-2L 6 Zach Espinosa 6-2 210 So.-1L or 31 Broderick Jackson 5-10 210 Sr.-1LFS 7 Julius White 5-10 195 Jr.-2L 11 Garrett Fuhrman 5-8 180 So.-1LKAT 24 Paul Porras 6-1 205 Sr.-3L 25 Jaylon Finner 5-10 190 Jr.-2LLCB 29 Bryce Callahan 5-10 180 Jr.-2L 23 Anthony Canady 5-9 170 Fr.-HSRCB 15 Phillip Gaines 6-1 185 Sr.-3L 22 Ryan Pollard 5-8 170 So.-SQDIME 19 Alex Francis 5-9 185 Sr.-2L 22 Ryan Pollard 5-8 170 So.-SQ

SPECIAL TEAMSPK 9 Chris Boswell 6-2 200 Sr.-3L 27 James Farrimond 6-0 210 So.-RSP 27 James Farrimond 6-0 210 So.-RS 39 Cameron Decell 6-4 205 Fr.-RSDS 17 Trevor Gillette 6-3 240 Sr.-3L 48 Tanyan Farley 6-2 240 Jr.-1LH 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 200 Sr.-3L 83 Andre Gautreaux 6-0 190 Sr.-1LPR 29 Bryce Callahan 5-10 180 Jr.-2L 84 Klein Kubiak 6-1 200 Sr.-3LKOR 2 Malcolm Hill 5-11 185 Jr.-2L 38 Darion Pollard 5-8 180 Fr.-RS

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Statistical Comparison Rice Mississippi StateCategory Actual FBS C-USA Actual FBS SECRushing Offense 240.2 16 1 185.8 45 10Passing Offense 185.5 101 10 240.3 57 7Total Offense 425.6 49 3 426.2 48 9Scoring Offense 31.4 51 4 26.3 81 10Rushing Defense 155.4 54 4 151.1 46 7Pass Efficiency Defense 126.7 71 4 126.0 77 11Total Defense 351.1 24 2 366.3 34 6Scoring Defense 22.9 33 4 24.3 42 8Net Punting 36.0 86 7 36.9 62 10Punt Returns 6.3 88 9 2.7 123 14Kickoff Returns 20.6 77 10 21.5 59 7Turnover Margin 0.5 27 4 0.6 22 3Pass Defense 195.7 13 2 215.3 35 7Passing Efficiency 126.7 71 4 126.0 77 11Sacks 1.5 102 9 1.3 105 14Tackles For Loss 5.1 102 10 5.8 67 7Sacks Allowed 36.0 86 7 36.9 62 10Fumbles Recovered 11 21 5 10 36 5Fumbles Lost 9 62 6 5 12 1Passes Intercepted 14 38 8 14 38 5Interceptions Thrown 9 29 1 12 64 10Turnovers Gained 0.5 27 4 0.6 22 3Turnovers Lost 18 43 2 17 32 5Fewest Penalties pg 5.5 61 8 5.2 48.0 6Fewest Yards Penalized pg 47.4 70 10 40.4 28.0 5Punt Return Yardage Defense 9.4 81 9 6.0 37.0 5Kickoff Return Yardage Defense 21.0 58 5 21.5 67.0 73rd Down Conversions .401 61 6 .372 89 114th Down Conversions .571 34 3 .464 73 123rd Down Conv. Defense .330 16 1 .358 31 44th Down Conv. Defense .448 40 3 .500 54 5Red Zone Offense .900 14 2 .787 89 11Red Zone Defense .892 109 10 .842 70 9First Downs 295 23 3 278 38 7Time of Possession    33:24 7 1    33:06 11 2

CONFERENCE USA2013 C-USA StandingsEast Division C-USA Overall W L Pct W L PctMarshall 7 1 .875 9 4 .692East Carolina 6 2 .750 9 3 .750Middle Tennessee 6 2 .750 8 4 .667Florida Atlantic 4 4 .500 6 6 .500UAB 1 7 .125 2 10 .167Southern Miss 1 7 .125 1 11 .083FIU 1 7 .125 1 11 .083

West Division C-USA Overall W L Pct W L PctRice 7 1 .875 10 3 .769UTSA 6 2 .750 7 5 .583North Texas 6 2 .750 8 4 .667Tulane 5 3 .625 7 5 .583Louisiana Tech 3 5 .375 4 8 .333Tulsa 2 6 .250 3 9 .250UTEP 1 7 .125 2 10 .167

C-USA Upcoming GamesSATURDAY, DECEMBER 21Tulane vs. Louisiana Lafayette 8 p.m.R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl (ESPN)New Orleans, La. • Mercedes-Benz Superdome

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23East Carolina vs. OhioBeef O’Brady’s Bowl (ESPN) 2 p.m.St. Petersburg, Fla. • Tropicana Field

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27Marshall vs. MarylandMilitary Bowl (ESPN) 1:30 p.m.Annapolis, Md. • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30Middle Tennessee vs. NavyBell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (ESPN) 10:45 a.m.Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31Rice vs. Mississippi StateAutoZone Liberty Bowl (ESPN) 3 p.m.Memphis, Tenn. • Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

SATURDAY, JANUARY 1North Texas vs. UNLVHeart of Dallas Bowl (ESPNU) 11 a.m.Dallas, Texas • Cotton Bowl Stadium

2013 C-USA Weekly HonorsSept. 16 Chris Boswell (Special Teams)Oct. 21 Chris Boswell (Special Teams)Nov. 18 Charles Ross (Offense) Chris Boswell (Special Teams)

The Owls’ Record in 2013 When...

Overall 10-3Conference USA 7-1Non-Conference 3-2Home 6-0Away 4-2Neutral 0-1Current Streak 4 WinsCurrent Home Streak 9 WinsCurrent Road Streak 1 WinDay Games 5-2Night Games 5-1On Television 9-3 Comcast / Charter Southeast 1-0 CBS Sports Network 3-0 ESPN 1-1 Fox Sports 3-2August 0-1 September 2-1October 4-1November 3-0December 1-0vs. Top 25 Teams (AP) 0-1vs. Unranked Opponents 10-2Natural Grass 1-1Field Turf 9-2Scoring first 9-3Opponent scores first 1-0Scored on opening drive 5-2Opponent scored on opening drive 0-1Control time of possession 7-3Opponent controls time of possession 3-0

Leading After 1st Quarter 9-2Trailing After 1st Quarter 1-1Leading At Halftime 9-0Trailing At Halftime 1-3Tied At Halftime 0-0Leading After 3rd Quarter 8-0Trailing After 3rd Quarter 2-3Overtime 2-0Scoring less than 20 points 2-1Scoring 20-29 points 2-1Scoring 30+ points 6-1Allowing less than 20 points 6-0Allowing 20-29 points 3-1Allowing 30+ points 1-2With 100-yard rusher 6-2Allowing a 100-yard rusher 4-0With 300-yard passer 0-0Allowing a 300-yard passer 0-0Outgain opponent 7-2Opponent outgains 3-1300+ Yards Total Offense 9-3Allow 300+ Yards Total Offense 7-2No turnovers 3-0Less than three turnovers 7-2Three or more turnovers 0-1No takeways 1-0Less than three takeaways 4-3Three or more takeaways 5-0Fewer turnovers 7-0Equal turnovers 1-0More turnovers 2-3

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The Honors SeasonDavid Bailiff was named C-USA’s Coach of the Year, while a record 10 Owls were named to either the All Conference USA first or second team in voting by league coaches. This is the second time Bailiff has been honored by his peers, having won the award in 2008. Christian Covington, Phillip Gaines, Trevor Gillette, Nate Richard, Charles Ross were all named to the All C-USA first team, while Chris Boswell, Bryce Callahan, Michael Kutzler, Turner Petersen and Jordan Taylor were named to the second team. This is the most all-conference selections for Rice in nine seasons of play in C-USA, as well as in the Owls’ nine seasons in the WAC. The Southwest Con-ference did not name its own team, but honored those players who were consensus picks by the various media outlets. Rice shows a total of 12 players who received recognition from at least one publication in 1993.

In C-USARice is 37-36 (.507) in Conference USA since entering the league in 2005. The Owls were 1-7 in their initial season in C-USA and have posted a 36-29 record over the past eight seasons (30-27 under David Bailiff). Rice has an overall mark of 24-12 in Conference USA at Rice Stadium and 0-1 at Reliant Stadium, 13-23 on the road.

On a RollThe Owls have won 15 of their last 18 games dating back to 44-17 win over Southern Miss at Rice Stadium on October 27. It is the best stretch since the Owls won 15 of 17 from November 8, 1952 to October 2, 1954. Rice’s three losses this season have come to bowl teams (Texas A&M, Houston, North Texas).

Back to BackThe Owls have won 17 games the last two years (16-9), matching the best two-year span in school history. Jimmy Kitts was 17-4-1 in his first two years as the head coach of the Owls in 1934-35 (9-1/8-3).

Vs. the SECRice has an overall record of 23-45-5in games against teams from the Southestern Conference (games vs. Arkansas and Texas A&M are not included in this total, nor are four games vs. LSU played before the founding of the conference in 1932). Rice has had its most success against Al-abama, with the Owls 3-0 all-time mark being the most wins without a loss vs. the Crimson Tide. Rice also has winning marks against Florida (4-3-1) and Georgia (1-0). Rice has twice played SEC schools in bowl games. They blanked Tennessee 8-0 in the 1947 Orange Bowl, but lost to Ole Miss 14-6 in the 1961 Sugar Bowl.

Here and ThereRice was a perfect 6-0 at home this season, its first perfect home campaign since the 2008 squad was 6-0. Rice finished 4-2 on road this season to post its first winning season on the road since they were 4-3 outside of Houston in 2006. Rice has also won five of its last six C-USA road contests.

Brains and Brawn-IRice, Tulane, Stanford and Georgia have been named the winners of the 2013 AFCA Academic Achievement Award, which is presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis. This is the second time in the last four years that Rice has shared this award (2010 with Northwestern). Each of the four schools honored this year are bowl eligible this year.

RICE QUICK FACTSLocation l Houston, Texas 77251Founded l 1891Enrollment l 6,082Nickname l OwlsMascot l Sammy the OwlColors l Blue (pms 281c) and Gray (pms 424c)Conference l Conference USAStadium l Rice Stadium (47,000) Playing Surface l FieldTurf DuraspinePresident l David W. Leebron (Harvard, ‘76)Athletics Director l Joe Karlgaard (Stanford, ‘96)Rice Athletics Phone Number l 713.348.6920Rice Football Phone Number l 713.348.6900Ticket Office Number l 713.522.OWLS

Rice 2012 Team Information2012 Record l 7-6 C-USA Record/Finish l 4-4 (T-3rd West)Starters Returning/Lost l 18/4 Offense l 9/2 Defense l 9/2 Specialists l 1/1Lettermen Returning/Lost l 52/11 Offense l 25/5 Defense l 26/6 Special Teams l 1/0

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGSRecord l 8-4 Conference Record/Place l 3-5 / T-5th WestStreak | W2

• The game will be MSU’s 17th bowl appearance and fourth-straight. The Bulldogs are 9-7 in previ-ous bowl games and have won five of their last six postseason showdowns.

• As for the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, it’s MSU fourth berth. Fifty years ago in 1963, the Bulldogs beat North Carolina State 16-12 when the game was still being contested in Philadelphia, Pa.

• In the two other Liberty Bowl games, MSU lost to Air Force 38-15 in 1991 and upended Central Florida 10-3 in 2007, when Bulldog fans helped set an AutoZone Liberty Bowl record crowd of 63,816. Mississippi State has a large alumni base in the Memphis area.

Starting with the Coin Toss Coin Kick/ First Offensive First DefensiveOpponent Captain Captain Captain Captain Toss Recieve Possession Possession Jersey Pants Outcome at Texas A&M Bauer Frazier Kubiak McHargue Loss Kick Touchdown Punt White White L 52-31Kansas Hodde Moore Porras Taylor Won Receive Punt INT Blue White W 23-14vs. Houston Francis Leland Richards Ross Won Receive Touchdown Touchdown Blue White L 31-26Florida Atlantic Eddington B Jackson Kutzler Petersen Lost Receive Punt Punt Blue Blue W 18-14at Tulsa Bauer Eddington Petersen Skinner Lost Receive Touchdown Field Goal White Blue Wot 30-27at UTSA Baker Gaines McHargue Ross Won Receive Missed FG Punt White Blue W 27-21at New Mexico St. Gaines McHargue Porras Ross Lost Receive Touchdown Punt White Blue W 45-19UTEP Gaines Gautreaux McHargue Travis Lost Receive Punt Punt Blue Blue W 45-7at North Texas Boswell Eddington Kutzler Richards Won Kick Punt Punt White Blue L 28-16Louisiana Tech Fletcher Gaines Gillette McHargue Won Receive Touchdown Fumble Blue Blue W 52-14at UAB Gaines Kiesewetter McHargue Ross Won Receive Field Goal Punt White Blue Wot 37-34Tulane Bauer Gaines McHargue Moore/Ross Lost Receive Blocked FG Punt Blue Blue W, 17-13Marshall Bauer Frazier Moore Petersen Won Receive Touchdown Punt Blue Blue W, 41-24

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Brains and Brawn-IIRice is one of three of the top five FBS programs in the NCAA’s most recent graduation success rankings to earn bowl berths this season. Northwestern (4-8) led the study with a 97 percent grad-uation rate for its football student athlete. Rice (9-3) was second with a 96 pct. mark, followed by Boston College (7-5) 94 pct.; Notre Dame (8-4) 94 pct.; and Air Force (2-10) 93 pct.

Brains and Brawn-IIIStanford and Duke were featured in preseason media touting the schools success on the field and in the classroom. Those two schools will join Rice in playing on their respective conference championship games on Saturday. Rice, Duke and Stanford have combined for a combined 29-7 record this year.

Brains and Brawn-IVWith the completion of their last finals prior to the AutoZone Liberty Bowl, 11 active Owls will play their final games with degrees in hand: Cody Bauer, Chris Boswell, Alex Francis, Andre Gautreaux, Jon Hodde, Klein Kubiak, Michael Kutzler, Tanner Leland, Taylor McHargue and Nate Richards. Two other players (Corey Frazier and Turner Petersen) have also received their degrees, but were unable to complete the season due to injuries sustained this year.

Ross Looks for Milestones Charles Ross’ monster night vs. Louisiana Tech vaulted him into the upper half of both the Rice single-season and career rushing charts as well as the school scoring lists. Ross now has 1,252 yards this season, which ranks fourth in school history and he is 137 yards from moving into sec-ond. Trevor Cobb set the school mark with 1,692 while winning the Doak Walker Award in 1991. Ross’ 2,661 career yards are already second, trailing just Cobb’s 4,984. Ross’ eight scores on the ground in the last four weeks give him 33 career rushing touchdowns and 35 total scores. His 35 total touchdowns are tied for third with Robbie Beck (2000-03). Ross has also rushed for 2,052 yards in the last two seasons, the best two-year total since Cobb compiled 3,078 from 1991-92.

Ground OwlRice leads C-USA and ranks 16th nationally with an average of 240.2 yards per game on the ground. The Owls’ 3,122 yards rushing this year are the most in a season since 2004 when they ran for 3,372 yards in 11 games and ranks sixth in school history. Rice has five current backs who have topped 100 yards rushing at least once in their career.

Leading the WayCharles Ross leads C-USA with an average of 113.8 yards per game, but in five of the 11 games he has played in, he saw limited action. He missed the second half vs. Houston with an injury that caused him to miss the FAU and Tulsa games. He started but saw only limited action vs. UTSA and missed the most of the second half vs. UNT and UAB. While the formula to determine his average per game is 11, in reality, he’s played the equivalent of 9.5 games.

Moving to the TopWith one game remaining, Rice’s offense has already entered the top ranks of seasons in school history. The 2013 Owls rank third in school history with 5,533 total yards; 998 plays, 408 points and 295 first downs.

Keeping Them CloseDespite facing two of the top 10 scoring offenses in the country, Rice has allowed 94 fewer points through 13 games than they did in 2012. Rice has given up 298 points (22.9 per game). Last year, the Owls had allowed 390 points in 13 games. In six home games this year, Rice allowed an average of 14 points per game (84 total).

TEAM JOYCE The Owls are wearing a special pink ribbon decal on their helmets this year to show their suppor for longtime football secretary Joyce Rannals, who is battling cancer. Rannals has worked inthe Rice Football office since 2000 and prior to that, she worked at the Unviersity of Houston for coach Jack Pardee. Mem-bers of the team are also wearing and distributing pink “Team Joyce” wristbands.Rice safeties Malcolm Hill and Broderick Jackson, as part of a class project, have created an online donation cam-paign (http://www.gofundme.com/teamjoyce )to help “Miss Joyce” with medical expenses. Fans are encouraged to donate either a specifric amount or amounts per spe-cific statistics during the month of October.

COVERING THE OWLS Members of the media should contact Chuck Pool, Rice University’s Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information, to arrange player/coaches interviews as well as provide advance notice of intentions to cover practices. Each Monday, Rice University head coach David Bailiff along with selected players will meet with the media during a weekly media luncheon and press conference in the R Room located above the south end zone of Rice Stadium. A light lunch is served beginning at 11:30 a.m. Coach Bailiff will address the media beginning at 12:15 and will be followed by selected players. The weekly event will also include an opportunity for one-on-one interviews. Members of the media may access game notes and additional information by visiting the football page by visiting Rice’s athletics web site, RiceOwls.com.

collegepressbox.com The official media web site for C-USA football, collegepressbox.com, provides access and download capabilities for league members’ weekly game notes, statistics, media guides and more throughout the season. Login information is available from the conference office. Accredited media can also apply for a password by send-ing an email to password@collegepressbox.com.

Radio Coverage This is the third year of a four-year contract between Rice IMG Sports Marketing, the multimedia rights partner for Rice Athletics and an IMG College property, and GOW Communications which made Yahoo Sports Radio1560 (KGOW) in Houston the home for Rice Owls’ football and men’s basketball radio broadcasts . In addition to being the home of live Rice broad-casts, Yahoo Sports Radio 1560 also hosts David Bailiff’s one-hour show on Mondays from 7-8 p.m. The show will be broadcast each week live from Baker Street Pub (5100 Morningside ) in Rice Village.

Social Media Information about Rice athletics can also be found at Social Networking sites Facebook and Twitter. Media can bookmark the Owls on Facebook at:facebook.com/RiceAthleticsfacebook.com/riceowlsfootball

Rice is on Twitter at: @riceowlsdotcom and @ricefootball1

100-Yard Rushing Games

Charles Ross 12Jowan Davis 1Taylor Mchargue 1Turner Petersen 1Luke Turner 1

Season Rankings POINTS1 537 20082 414 20123 408 2013

TOTAL OFFENSE Plays1 1026 2012 2 998 2013

Yards1 6,122 20082 5,556 20123 5,533 2013

FIRST DOWNS 1 337 20082 306 20123 295 2013

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Trending DownIn the last two years under Broyles Award nominee Chris Thurmond, Rice’s defense has seen a dramatic drop in points allowed. In the previous seven seasons, the Owls had allowed an average of 37.7 points per game. The 2012 Owls cut that margin by holding the opposition to an average of 30 per game, and through 13 games this season that mark has fallen to 22.9. Rice ranks 33rd in scoring defense this season after ranking 99th just two seasons ago.

Boz Leads the PackChris Boswell was not selected as one of 20 Groza Award semifinalists, but he remains the nation’s premier long distance kicker. Boswell has 8 more field goals from 50 or beyond than any active kicker. His closest pursuer from that distance are 2012 Groza winner Cairo Santos of Tulane, Ty Long of UAB and Zach Hocker of Arkansas, each with five. Boswell has kicked at least one field goal from 50 yards in each of his four seasons at Rice and he has hit 13 of 21 in his career. The 56-yarder vs. Kansas was his third from more than 55 yards, with a pair from 56 in addition to his 57-yarder at Louisiana Tech in 2012 which tied the school record. Boswell is tied for third all-time in C-USA history with 65 field goals and is within striking distance of the

record of 70 by Stephen Gostkowski of Memphis from 2002-05. In 2012, he set school season records for field goals (23) and kick scoring (114) in addition to career records for field goals (51) and field goal attempts (67) and kick scoring (270). He tied the NCAA record vs. SMU becoming the sixth kicker in history to hit three field goals of 50 yards or longer in a game and set a school record by kicking a total of five that day. He also converted from 57 (vs. Louisiana Tech to tie the school record) and 56 (vs. SMU) last year, making him the first kicker in conference history to have two kicks from 55 yards or better in a season (UTEP’s Jose Martinez had a 54 yarder in 2008 and a 57 yarder in 2007).

Pin Them DeepIn addition to his record-setting efforts on place kicks, Chris Boswell also excelled on kickoffs this season. He is second with 54 touchbacks, but his 77 percent rate for touchbacks lead the nation. Facing a UTEP kick return unit that came into the game ranked second in the conference and sixth in the nation, Boswell held the Miners to an average starting field position of its own 20 on eight kickoffs.

Pick Off ArtistsRice’s starting defensive backfield has a total of 29 interceptions in their careers. Junior Bryce Callahan is sixth among active FBS players, averaging 0.34 inter-ceptions per game (11 in 31 career games). He is the Owls active career leader and is tied for fourth on the Owls career list with his 11 career thefts. Paul Porras and junior Malcolm Hill who have five, fellow corner Phillip Gaines his has four (all this season to lead the team) as does junior safety Julius White has four.

Bailiff One of 20 on Bryant Watch ListHead coach David Bailiff is one of 20 coaches who were named to the 2013 Paul Bear Bryant Award watch list. Sponsored by the Marathon Oil Corporation and benefiting the American Heart Asso-ciation, the 28th annual Bryant Award will be presented on Jan. 15, 2014 in Houston. Bailiff is the only C-USA coach among the 20 contenders for the honor

CHARTING CHRIS BOSWELLField Goals Attempted CAREER1 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 882 Mark Williams (1970-72) 573 Clark Fangmeier (2006-09) 484 James Hamrick (1983-85) 475 Brennan Landry (2002-05) 40

Field Goals Made CAREER1 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 652 James Hamrick (1983-85) 333 Mark Williams (1970-72) 304 Clark Fangmeier (2006-09) 295 Derek Crabtree (1998-2001) 27

SEASON 1 Chris Boswell (2012) 232 James Hamrick (1985) 17 Chris Boswell (2011) 174 Mark Williams (1972) 155 Chris Boswell (2013) 146 Mark Williams (1971) 13 Clint Parsons (1990 138 Alan Pringle (1973) 12 Matt Huelsman (1994) 1210 James Hamrick (1984) 11 Chris Boswell (2010) 11

GAME 1 Chris Boswell vs. SMU (Nov. 17, 2011) 52 Joel Baxter vs.TCU (O 10, 1981) 4 Matt Huelsman at TCU (O 29, 1994) 4 Chris Boswell at North Texas (S 11, 2010) 4 Chris Boswell at Kansas (S 8, 2012) 46 James Hamrick at Texas (O 5, 1985) 3 James Hamrick at Texas Tech (O 19, 1985) 3 James Hamrick vs. Arkansas (N 2, 1985) 3 Clint Parsons at Notre Dame (N 5, 1988) 3 Sammy Hartman vs. TCU (O 14, 1989) 3 Johnny Bagwell vs. Houston (N 26, 1993) 3 Derek Crabtree at Air Force (N 21, 1998) 3 Luke Juist at Tulsa (O 30, 2004) 3 Chris Boswell vs. Kansas (S 14, 2013) 3

Field Goal PercentageCAREER (Minimum 20 Att.)1 Derek Crabtree (1998-2001) 81.8 (27-33)2 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 73.9 (65-88)3 Alan Pringle (1973-74) 70.4 (19-27)4 James Hamrick (1983-86) 70.2 (33-47)5 Clint Parsons (1987-90) 66.7 (24-36)

SEASON (Minimum 10 Att.)1 Derek Crabtree (1999) 88.9 (8-9)2 Clint Parsons (1990) 86.7 (13-15)3 Chris Boswell (2011) 81.0 (17-21)4 Alan Pringle (1973) 80.0 (12-15) Alvaro Arenas (1975) 80.0 (8-10)6 Chris Boswell (2012) 79.3 (23-29)7 James Hamrick (1985) 77.3 (17-22)8 Joel Baxter (1981) 75.0 (9-12) 10 Sammy Hartman (1989) 72.7 (8-11) Darrell Richardson (1992) 72.7 (8-11) Clark Fangmeier (2006) 72.7 (8-11) Chris Boswell (2013) 66.7 (14-21)

Interceptions per Game(2013 Active career leaders)

1 Lorenzo Doss, Tulane 0.502 Jonathan Dowling, WKU 0.38 Kevin Byard, MT 0.384 Robert Nelson, Ariz. St. 0.365 Donte Deayon, Boise St. 0.356 Bryce Callahan, Rice 0.34

Rice Career Interceptions1 Bruce Henley (1972-73) 152 Hugh Keeney (1945-48) 13 Dan Dawson (1998-2001) 134 Nathan Bennett (1990-93) 11 LaDouphyous McCalla (1994-98) 11 Bryce Callahan (2011- ) 11

50+ Field Goals (2013 active career leaders)

NAME SCHOOL NO1 Chris Boswell Rice 132 Cairo Santos Tulane 5 Ty Long UAB 5 Zach Hocker Arkansas 5 5 Cade Foster Alabama 4 Aaron Jones Baylor 4 Ross Martin Duke 4 Carey Spear Vanderbilt 4

C-USA Career Field Goals70 Stephen Gostkowski, Memphis, 2002-0566 Seth Marler, Tulane, 1999-02 65 Nick Browne, TCU, 2001-0365 Chris Boswell, Rice 2010-

C-USA Career Kick Scoring405 Matt Hogan, Houston, 2009-12 (59 FG, 228 PAT)369 Stephen Gostkowski, Memphis, 2002-05 (70 FG, 159 PAT)358 Chris Boswell, Rice, 2010-12 (65 FG, 163 PAT)

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Houston’s Best Sports Role ModelHead coach David Bailiff was selected by the Houston Press as Houston’s Best Sports Role Model as part of the publication’s annual “Best of Houston” edition. In recognizing Bailiff, the article stated “There are plenty of college football coaches who talk about molding their student-ath-letes into great men but few who put into practice an example to strive for quite like Rice head football coach David Bailiff.”

Leland and Porras Academic All District VIITwo starters on the Owls’ defense, Tanner Leland and Paul Porras, have been named to the CoSI-DA Capital One Academic All-District team for Region 7 in voting by college sports information directors. Leland has compiled a 3.58 GPA as a Mathematical Economic Analysis major. Porras carries a 3.39 GPA while majoring in Sport Management and Religious Studies. Both players will be placed on the final ballot to determine the 2013 CoSIDA Capital One Academic All-America team which will be announced later in November.

Ground OwlThe Owls’ 415 yards on the ground vs. La Tech was their second game over 400 yards this year and the most in a game since Ken Haftfield’s option attack rolled up 495 yards vs. SMU in 2004. The Owls are ranked 15th nationally, averaging 242 yards per game on the ground, their highest total since they averaged 306 per game on the ground in 2004.

Rally Owls Four of the Owls 10 wins this year came after the Owls have trailed late in the game. They were down 14-13 entering the fourth quarter vs. Kansas before winning 23-14 and 7-6 to FAU before emerging with an 18-14 decision. They trailed 27-24 in overtime at Tulsa before Darik Dillard’s game winning touchdown and trailed 34-31 at UAB before Luke Turner won it with one-yard run.

Walk Off WinsLuke Turner’s winning score at UAB marked the fifth time in David Bailiff’s tenure that the Owls have won on the game’s last play, and the second time this season. They have won three times on field goals and twice on touchdowns. Darik Dillard’s caught a 25-yard pass from Taylor McHar-gue in overtime at Tulsa earlier this year. Clark Fangmeier’s 31-yard field goal gave the Owls a 43-42 win over SMU in 2007. In 2011, Justin Allen’s block of a Purdue field goal attempt as the clock expired preserved a 24-22 win over Purdue and Chris Boswell’s 45-yard field goal at Kansas in 2012 gave Rice its first-ever win over a Big XII school as time ran out.

Double CenturiesCharles Ross and Jordan Taylor have each topped 100 yards in the same game twice this year. Ross ran for 152 yards vs. UTEP while Taylor set a career-high with 185 yards receiving to give Rice its first combination of 100 yard rusher and receiver this year. Theywere the first pair since the Marshall game in 2012 when Sam McGuffie finished with 102 while Taylor McHargue ran for 153. Ross now has 12 career 100 yard rushing games, Taylor four games with at least 100 yards receiving to lead the active roster. McHargue, Turner Petersen and Luke Turner all have rushed for over 100 yards in a game in their career, while Taylor is the only Owl to have a 100-yard receiving day.

Bonus Ball Rice is 6-4 all-time in overtime games, including a 3-3 mark on the road and a 3-1 mark at home. The Owls have won their last three road overtime games, including a pair this year. Luke Turner scored from 1-yard out to defeat UAB while Darik Dillard snared a 25-yard TD pass from Taylor McHargue at Tulsa. Darik Dillard’s older brother Jarett caught a 25-yarder at Tulsa in 2006 to start the streak of road overtime wins. Rice’s first OT game came in 1998 when they beat SMU 23-17.

Fast StartsRice has scored first in 12 of 13 games this year, including touchdowns on five opening posses-sions (Texas A&M, Houston, Tulsa, New Mexico State, Louisiana Tech). The Owls scored a defen-sive touchdown on Kansas’ first possession (and second series of the game), while they took 3-0 leads on Chris Boswell field goals vs. FAU, UTSA, UTEP and UAB and took a 2-0 lead over UNT on a safety when a Mean Green punt was snapped out of the end zone.

CHARTING CHRIS BOSWELLLongest Field Goals (50 Yards or More)1 James Hamrick at Texas Tech (O 19, 1985) 57 Chris Boswell at Louisiana Tech (S 15, 2012) 573 Chris Boswell vs. SMU (N 17, 2012) 56 Chris Boswell vs. Kansas (S 14, 2013) 564 James Hamrick at SMU (N 5, 1983) 555 James Hamrick at Air Force (S 21, 1985) 54 Chris Boswell vs. Tulane (N 19, 2011) 547 Joel Baxter vs. Baylor (N 13, 1982) 53 James Hamrick at Texas (O 5, 1985) 53 Luke Juist vs. Navy (O 22, 2005) 53 Chris Boswell vs. UCLA (A30, 2012) 53 Chris Boswell vs. SMU (N 17, 2012) 5310 Robert Hubble vs. LSU (S 27, 1980) 52 Mike Ruff at Texas Tech (O 21, 1995) 52 Scott Grimes at Houston (S 4, 1999) 52 Derek Crabtree at SMU (N 24, 2001) 5214 James Hamrick at Houston (D 1, 1984) 51 Glen Ray Hines at Indiana (S 12, 1987) 51 Chris Boswell at Houston (O 27, 2011) 51 Chris Boswell vs.Tulane (N 19, 2011) 51 Chris Boswell vs.SMU (N 17, 2012) 51 Chris Boswell at UTEP (N 24, 2012) 5120 Max Webb vs. TCU (N 19, 1960) 50 Chris Boswell at North Texas (S 11, 2010) 50 Chris Boswell at North Texas (S 11, 2010) 50 Chris Boswell at New Mexico St. (O 19, 2013) 50

PATs AttemptedCAREER1 Clark Fangmeier (2006-09) 1812 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 1713 Brennan Landry (2002-05) 124(*) - PAT attempts unavailable. Only PATs Made included.

SEASON 1 Clark Fangmeier (2008) 732 Chris Boswell (2013) 483 Clark Fangmeier (2007) 47 Chris Boswell (2012) 475 Chris Boswell (2010) 44

PATs MadeCAREER1 Clark Fangmeier (2006-09) 1792 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 163

SEASON 1 Clark Fangmeier (2008) 732 Clark Fangmeier (2007) 46 Chris Boswell (2013) 464 Chris Boswell (2012) 455 Chris Boswell (2010) 41

Total PointsCAREER1 Jarett Dillard (2005-08) 3602 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 3583 Clark Fangmeier (2006-2009) 266

SEASON1 Jarett Dillard (2006) 1262 Jarett Dillard (2008) 1203 James Casey (2008) 1164 Chris Boswell (2012) 1145 Benji Wood (1997) 966 Clark Fangmeier (2008) 917 Chris Boswell (2013) 88

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Nothing EarlyRice had held 21 of the last 22 opponents scoreless on their opening possessions. Houston broke the 12-game streak of holding opponents scoreless on their opening possession. Rice opened the year by forcing Texas A&M to punt on its opening possession and followed that by driving 96-yards on its first possession to snap a 17-game streak by Texas A&M in which it had scored first. In their last 15 games, the Owls’ defense has forced nine punts, created five turnovers (three fumbles, two interceptions) and had one missed field goal on the opening possession.

Scooping Up Some ScoresAfter a drought of 35 games, Rice’s defense has scored 11 touchdowns over the last three years (37 games) including scores in three of the first five games this year. They have scored six times on fumble recoveries, three times on interceptions, once on a blocked punt and once on a blocked field goal. Michael Kutzler, Phillip Gaines and Cameron Nwosu each have a pair of defensive scores in their careers, while Paul Porras, Gabe Baker, Alex Lyons and Cody Bauer each reached the end zone once in their careers.

Scoring AssistsChristian Covington literally had a hand in the Owls’ first two defensive touchdowns this season. He partially deflected a Jake Heaps pass vs. Kansas that allowed Michael Kutzler to intercept and return for a 52-yard touchdown and the following week, he blocked Richie Leone’s field goal attempt which Alex Lyons picked up and returned 62 yards for a score.

Move the ChainsRice finished with 35 first downs vs. Louisiana Tech, matching the second-best effort in school history. The Owls also had 35 first downs vs. La Tech in 2003 and vs. Marshall last season. They picked up 25 of their first downs on the ground, to set a Conference USA record. The previous best had been 23 by Southern Miss vs. Alcorn State on September 5, 1999.

OctoberfestRice finished a hectic October with a 4-1 record, the Owls best mark in the month since they were also 4-1 in 1999. Rice has had a five-game October schedule 28 previous seasons and had a winning record nine times. The 1960 Owls finished their October schedule a perfect 5-0, while the 1932, 1949 and 1999 teams were 4-1. Seven times in since 1966, the Owls were winless in five-game October slates. The Owls lost 17 straight games in the month from 1981-85.

Best Conference StreakRice’s 45-7 win over UTEP extended their C-USA winning streak to a school-record eight games. Rice had previously won seven straight C-USA games between 2006-07 and seven in a row in the SWC from 1957-58. The Owls were unbeaten in 10 consecutive SWC games from 1948-49, posting a 9-0-1 mark over that stretch. They won three straight at the end of 1948 before tying the traditional finale with Baylor, 7-7. They were a perfect 6-0 in 1949 before dropping the con-ference opener in 1950.

Best Conference StartsThe Owls started 4-0 in C-USA for the first time in school history. The last time they opened a conference season 4-0 was in 1999, again in the WAC. That year the Owls lost their final three conference games to finish the season 4-3. Rice’s 6-2 start is its best since the 2001 team opened the year 6-2 before dropping two of its last four to finish 8-4 and be denied a bowl berth be-cause the WAC had only two bowl tie-ins. DebutsConnor Patterson and John Poehlmann became the 18th and 19th Owls to make their debuts this year when they took the field vs. Louisiana Tech. Jayson Carter and Reid Mitchell made their debuts with their first career action vs. UTEP. Cody Henessee, Austin Laudenslager, Bobby Kieswetter, Brandon Dawkins and Spencer Stanley raised the total number of collegiate debuts to 15 when they appeared at New Mexico State and both Henessee (assist) and Laudenslager (INT) picked up stats on their first plays. Zach Wright made his debut when he played on special teams vs. UTSA. Jowan Davis became the 10th Owl and fourth true freshman to make his colle-giate debut this season when he carried the ball nine times for 39 yards vs. FAU. Nine Owls made their collegiate debuts in the opener at College Station (Anthony Canady, Connor Cella, Darik Dillard, Alex Lyons, Tabari McGaskey, Graysen Schantz, Justin Warren, Chandler Watkins and Robby Wells). Canady, Schantz and Wells are true freshmen, Cella, Dillard, Lyons, McGaskey and Watkins are redshirt freshmen and Warren is a junior who returned to school this year after miss-ing last year due to illness in his family. In addition to this eight, redshirt sophomore defensive

CHARTING CHARLES ROSSRushing YardsCareer (minimum 1,500 yards)1 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 4,9482 Charles Ross (2009- ) 2,6613 Quinton Smith (2003-06) 2,5054 Michael Perry (1995-96) 2,496

Season1 Trevor Cobb (1991) 1,6922 Trevor Cobb (1992) 1,3863 Trevor Cobb (1990) 1,3254 Charles Ross (2013) 1,2525 Quinton Smith (2006) 1,096

Rushing AttemptsCareer1 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 1,0912 Chad Richardson (1996-99) 4933 Chad Nelson (1994-97) 4864 Charles Ross (2009-13) 477

Rushing TouchdownsSeason1 Benjie Wood (1997) 162 Trevor Cobb (1991) 14 Charles Ross (2013) 144 Ed Bailey (2004) 12 Chase Clement (2008) 12

Total TouchdownsCareer1 Jarett Dillard (2005-08) 602 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 433 Robbie Beck (2000-03) 35 Charles Ross (2009- ) 35

Points ScoredCareer1 Jarett Dillard (2005-08) 3602 Chris Boswell (2010- ) 3583 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 2604 Clark Fangmeier (2006-2009) 2545 Robbie Beck (2000-03) 210 Charles Ross (2009- ) 210

100-yard GamesSeason1 Trevor Cobb (1991) 92 Trevor Cobb (1992) 83 Charles Ross (2013) 74 Trevor Cobb (1990) 6

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back Ryan Pollard made his Rice debut. Pollard played in four games for Air Force in 2011 and then transferred to Rice.

First StartsSophomore Nick Elder became the eighth first-time starter for the Owls this year when he opened at linebacker at UAB. Ross Winship took over for Stuart Mouchantaf vs. UNT. Senior Josh Skinner made his first career start at New Mexico State. Redshirt freshman Alex Lyons started at linebacker at UTSA and Jowan Davis was part of a two-back set to open the Tulsa game. Michael Kutzler and redshirt freshmen Connor Cella and Darrion Pollard made their first career starts vs. A&M. Kutzler was credited with a career-high 11 tackles, including one of the Owls’ two sacks of Johnny Manziel. Cella opened the Owls first drive with his first catch (26 yards) and finished with four catches for 52 yards. Pollard, who was granted a medical redshirt after being injured in the 2012 season opener vs. UCLA, also made his debut as a kick returner, returning three for 52 yards. In addition to the two position starters, sophomore walk-on James Farrimond made his debut as the Owls’ punter.

Back to BobLuke Turner was named “Bob” in 2012 by the seniors, who decided that the team already had a Luke (Willson) and another running back named Turner (Petersen) and no freshman deserved to be nicknamed “L.T.” Even with Willson’s move the NFL, Turner’s nickname has stuck. So to be clear, if you hear a reference to “Bob”, it’s No. 35 in the program.

Signal CorpsLuke Turner, who threw his second career touchdown pass in as many attempts when he hit Turner Petersen for 57 yards vs. Houston, is one of eight former HS quarterbacks on the Owls’ current roster who are not listed at that position: WR Derek Brown, TE Jeremy Eddington, RB Turner Petersen, WR Jordan Taylor, TE Robby Wells, SAF Julius White and WR Zack Wright are the others.

Senior Bowl is WatchingSenior cornerback Phillip Gaines and senior kicker Chris Boswell were named to the Watch List for the 2014 Reese’s Senior Bowl, which will be held in Mobile, Alabama on January 25, 2014. This is the second consecutive year that Owls have had a player named to the watch list. Vance McDonald was named to the list in 2012, was selected to play in the game and went on to be selected in the second round of the NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. Kutzler Nominated for Wuerffel Trophy & Tabbed Most Improved in TexasOwls senior linebacker Michael Kutzler, who has led the team in tackles after stepping in for two-year starter Cameron Nwosu, has been nominated for the 2013 Wuerffel Trophy. The honor is presented each year by the All Sports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Florida to the college football player who best combines exemplary community service with athletic and academic achievement. Kutzler was also recognized this week by Dave Campbell’s Texas Football, who named him the “Most Improved Defensive Player in Texas College Football” in their midseason award.

Preseason HonorsSenior cornerback Phillip Gaines was selected by C-USA Coaches as the preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Gaines was joined as preseason All C-USA picks by sophomore defensive tackle Christian Covington and senior center Nate Richards. Gaines and Chris Boswell were both named to Dave Campbell’s Texas Football’s preseason All Texas College first team, while wide receiver Jordan Taylor, defensive end Cody Bauer and linebacker Cameron Nwosu were named to the season team. Phil Steele tabbed Gaines and Nwosu on his first team defense, while he placed six on his second team (Bauer, Bryce Callahan and Paul Porras on defense; Rich-ards and Caleb Williams on offense as well as Boswell), three on his third team (Covington on defense, Taylor and Drew Carroll on offense) and quarter Taylor McHargue on the fourth team. Athlon named Bauer and Gaines to its first team, while Richards, Nwosu and Boswell earned second team nods.

WatchmenNate Richards, Phillip Gaines and Chris Boswell have been tabbed by national awards to be included on their preseason Watch Lists. Richards is on both the Rimington and Rotary Lombardi Award lists, Gaines was named to the preseason lists for the Jim Thorpe Award and by the Walter Camp Foundation. Boswell was named to his third consecutive Groza Award watch list.

PLAYING EXPERIENCE Games GamesPlayer ................................Pos. Played StartedPhillip Gaines ..........................CB 51 39Charles Ross.............................RB 51 26Chris Boswell ...........................PK 50 Paul Porras ...............................DB 50 38Klein Kubiak .............................WR 48 3Cody Bauer...............................DL 47 24Donte Moore ...........................WR 47 33Turner Petersen ......................RB 46 10Gabe Baker ...............................SAF 42 6Jeremy Eddington .................TE 42 4 Alex Francis ..............................CB 41 Michael Kutzler .......................LB 41 13Tanner Leland .........................DE 40 12Corey Frazier ............................SAF 39 25Taylor McHargue ....................QB 39 35Trevor Gillette .........................DE 38 Malcolm Hill .............................SAF 38 25Dylan Klare ...............................DE 37 Andre Gautreaux ...................WR 35 6Julius White..............................SAF 35 23James Radcliffe .......................LB 34 18Bryce Callahan ........................CB 33 29Cameron Nwosu ....................LB 33 25Zach Patt ...................................DE 33 Nico Carlson ............................OL 32 24Drew Carroll .............................OL 32 24Jordan Taylor ...........................WR 31 22Jaylon Finner ...........................DB 30 Jon Hodde ................................OL 30 30Ian Gray .....................................OL 27 3Zach Espinosa .........................SAF 26 Nate Richards ..........................OL 26 26Broderick Jackson ..................RB 25 Derek Brown ............................WR 25 Christian Covington ..............DT 25 24Luke Turner ..............................RB 25 Caleb Williams ........................OL 25 25Dennis Parks ............................WR 25 6Mario Hull .................................WR 24 3Christian Fletcher ..................WR 24 Andrew Reue...........................OL 23 13Nick Elder..................................LB 22 1Stuart Moutanchaf ................DT 21 9Josh Skinner ............................DE 21 6Driphus Jackson .....................QB 20 1Garrett Fuhrman ....................CB 20 Ross Winship ...........................DT 20 5Tanyan Farley ..........................DS 18 James Farrimond ...................P/K 15 Brian Nordstrom ....................DE 15 Brandon Hamilton .................RB 14Darrion Pollard .......................WR 14 1Matt Simonette ......................OL 13Connor Cella ............................TE 13 7Darik Dillard .............................RB 13 Alex Lyons ................................LB 13 1Ryan Pollard .............................CB 13 J.T. Blasingame .......................CB 12 Robby Wells .............................TE 12 Justin Warren ..........................DL 10Michael Warren ......................CB 9 Jowan Davis .............................RB 9 1 Chandler Watkins ..................LB 9Anthony Canady ....................CB 8Tabari McGaskey ....................LB 7 Drew Travis ...............................CB 7Cody Henessee .......................DT 6 Grant Peterson ........................WR 6 Spencer Stanley .....................OT 6Brandon Dawkins ..................OL 5Guy Billups ...............................QB 4 Austin Laudenslager ............SAF 4Matt Wofford ...........................OL 4 Zach Wright .............................WR 4Bobby Kiesewetter ................DL 3Fred Jackson ............................SAF 2Reid Mitchell ...........................TE 2Connor Patterson ..................OL 2Jayson Carter ...........................RB 1John Poehlmann ....................OL 1 Graysen Schantz ....................DE 1

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No BlankingsRice has not been shut out in a game since a 37-0 loss at TCU in 2000, a span of 158 games. Rice hasn’t shut out an opponent since blanking UNLV 38-0 to open the 1995 season (220 games).

:00 On the ClockChris Boswell’s 23-yard field goal as time expired to send the Marshall game into overtime was his second three-pointer in 2012 as time expired. He also nailed a 45-yard field goal to beat Kansas as the clock struck zero. His game-winner marked the third time in David Bailiff’s tenure that the Owls have won on the final play of the game, with all three involving field goals. Clark Fangmeier’s 31-yard field goal gave the Owls a 43-42 win over SMU in 2007. In 2011, Justin Allen’s block of a Purdue field goal attempt at the clock ran preserved a 24-22 win over Purdue.

5K+1KTaylor McHargue and Chase Clement are the only players in school history to have thrown for 5,000 yards and rushed for at least 1,000. Clement holds the school career total offense mark, throwing for 9,785 and rushing for 1,741 in his career. McHargue stands at 6,038 yards passing and 1,413 rushing.

Walking OnFormer walk-ons Michael Kutzler (LB) and Tanner Leland (DE) have been in the starting lineup all year and are two of 10 walk-ons to see action this season, joining defensive tackle Bobby Kiesewetter, safety Austin Laudenslager, defensive end Brian Nordstrom, guard Matt Simonette, punter James Farrimond, linebacker Chandler Watkins, wide receiver Zach Wright and running back Jayson Carter are the others.

Back on the FieldMembers of the Rice football team were on the field at Rice Stadium the day after the loss to Houston in the Bayou Bucket, hosting members of the Challenger Football League for their annual game. Over 20 players participated, including quarterback Taylor McHargue, linebacker Michael Kutzler, guard Andrew Reue, running back Darik Dillard and DT Stuart Mouchantaf.

Returning Heisman WinnersFor the third time in their history, the Owls faced a reigning Heisman Trophy winner when they lost to Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M, 52-31. Rice is 1-2 all-time in similar situations, defeating Doak Walker and SMU in 41-27 in 1949 and losing to Billy Sims and Oklahoma 63-12 in 1979. Heading into 2013, Texas has won the most games vs. Heisman winners, three in five meetings. Florida State (1-3), Iowa (0-3-1) Michigan (2-2), Notre Dame (2-2) and UCLA (2-2) are next with four each followed by Alabama (2-1), LSU (2-2), Ole Miss (1-2) and Arkansas (0-5).

Home Sweet HomeThe Owls completed their 64th year of play at Rice Stadium and have an overall record of 167-180-7 in their home stadium. The largest on-campus venue in the Southwest Conference when it opened in 1950, Rice Stadium dwarfed its closest rivals at Texas (60,136) and Texas A&M (42,000) during its inaugural season and remained the largest on-campus facility in the league until Texas expanded to 77,809 in 1971. The entire construction project began with ground-breaking in February of 1950 after a public campaign to upgrade facilities for the Owls, who were coming off a 10-1 season and a No. 5 ranking in the national polls. Rice began playing college football at West End Park near downtown Houston in 1912 and later moved to a location on the corner of University and Main which became known as Rice Field. That location remains the home of the Owls’ track and soccer programs.

Casey Featured Former Owl James Casey was featured in a segment on ESPN Monday Night Football’s pre-game show on September 9 prior to his debut with the Eagles that night. The segment focused on Ca-sey’s remarkable career path, from the loss of his mother while in high school, his career in minor league baseball, then earning a scholarship to play for Rice after retiring from baseball.

NFL Eyes Owls After having only four players drafted in the previous 20 years, Rice has seen six taken in the last five NFL Drafts, highlighted by a pair of tight ends selected in the first five rounds of the 2013 Draft. Vance McDonald was taken by the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers’ with the 55th overall pick in the second round, the highest selection for an Owl since Bert Emanuel was taken by Atlanta with the 45th selection in 1994. Luke Willson was taken by Seattle in the fifth round, making Rice and Stanford the only schools to have a pair of tight ends to be drafted in

OWLS IN THE NCAA RECORD BOOKMOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES, SAME PASSER & RECEIVERCareer51—Chase Clement to Jarrett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES RUSHING FOR 100 AND PASSING FOR 300 YARDS 2—Chase Clement, Rice vs. UTEP, 11-3-2007 ...................103/395vs. SMU, 11-10-2007..................124/364

MOST PASSES CAUGHT BY A TIGHT ENDSeason111—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (1,329 yards)Season Per Game8.5—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (111 in 13)

MOST YARDS GAINED BY A TIGHT ENDSeason1,329—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (caught 111)Season Per Game102.2—James Casey, Rice, 2008 (1,329 in 13)

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES CAUGHTCareer60—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08 (292 receptions)

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES CATCHINGA TOUCHDOWN PASSSeason13—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2006

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE, 50 YARDS OR MOREGame3—six times, Most recent: Chris Boswell, Rice vs. SMU, Nov. 17, 2012 (56, 53, 51 yards)

MOST GAMES CATCHING A TOUCHDOWN PASSSeason13—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2006Career38—Jarett Dillard, Rice, 2005-08 (caught a total of 60 in 49 games)

PASSING FOR A TOUCHDOWN AND SCORINGTOUCHDOWNS BY RUSHING AND RECEIVINGGameBy many players. Most recent: Chase Clement, Rice vs. Western Mich., Dec. 30, 2008; James Casey, Rice vs. Houston, Nov. 29, 2008; James Casey, Rice vs. Tulsa, Oct. 4, 2008Note: James Casey of Rice in 2008 is the only player to pass for a TD and score a rushing and receiving TD in a game twice in one season, and Rice in 2008 is the only team to have a player do so in three games in one season.

MOST PASSES INTERCEPTED BY A LINEBACKERGame3—(nine times, including Dan Dawson, Rice vs. Hawaii, Oct. 21, 2000)

MOST EXTRA-POINT KICKS BLOCKEDGame3—Cameron Nwosu (LB), Rice vs. UCLA, August 30, 2012

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RICE STARTERSOffense GAME LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR QB RBA 31 at Texas A&M Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Moore Eddington (TE) Taylor McHargue RossS 14 Kansas Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Moore Parks Taylor McHargue RossS 21 Houston Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Moore Eddington (TE) Taylor McHargue RossS28 Florida Atlantic Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Moore Hull Taylor McHargue PetersenO 5 at Tulsa Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Davis (RB) Moore Parks Taylor McHargue PetersenO 12 at UTSA Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Petersen (RB) Moore Parks Taylor McHargue RossO 19 at New Mexico St. Hodde Carroll Richards Reue Williams Petersen (RB) Moore Parks Taylor McHargue RossO 26 UTEP Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Gautreaux Parks Taylor McHargue RossO 31 at North Texas Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Petersen (RB) Moore Parks Taylor McHargue RossN 16 Louisiana Tech Hodde Carlson Richards Carroll Williams Cella Moore Petersen (RB) Taylor McHargue RossN 21 at UAB Hodde Carlson Richards Reue Williams Cella Moore Parks Taylor McHargue Ross N 30 Tulane Hodde Carlson Richards Carroll Williams Petersen (RB) Moore Gautreaux Kubiak McHargue RossD 7 Marshall Hodde Carlson Richards Carroll Williams Kubiak (WR) Moore Parks Taylor McHargue Ross

Defense GAME DE DT DT DE LB LB LCB FS KAT SS RCB A 31 at Texas A&M Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan Frazier Porras Hill D. PollardS 14 Kansas Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan Frazier Porras Hill GainesS 21 Houston Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesS28 Florida Atlantic Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesO 5 at Tulsa Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesO 12 at UTSA Bauer Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Lyons Callahan White Porras Baker GainesO 19 at New Mexico St. Skinner Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesO 26 UTEP Skinner Covington Mouchantaf Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesO 31 at North Texas Skinner Covington Winship Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesN 16 Louisiana Tech Bauer Covington Winship Skinner Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesN 21 at UAB Bauer Covington Winship Skinner Kutzler Elder Callahan White Porras Hill GainesN 30 Tulane Bauer Covington Winship Skinner Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill GainesD 7 Marshall Bauer Covington Winship Leland Kutzler Radcliffe Callahan White Porras Hill Gaines

SCHOLAR-ATHLETESInstitutional Excellence Rice University has received the Conference USA Institutional Excellence Award in seven of the eight years it has been a member of the conference. The Institutional Excellence Award is given to the C-USA institution with the highest grade point average during the current aca-demic year for all student-athletes in conference-sponsored sports.

Classroom Champions Rice has been honored twice in the last four years by the American Football Coaches As-sociation for its graduation success. The Owls shared the AFCA Academic Achievement Award, (presented by the Touchdown Club of Memphis) in 2010 with Northwestern and in 2013 with Georgia, Stanford and Tulane. The Owls have been recognized for their graduation progress in 24 of the last 25 years, earning 22 Honorable Mention honors in addition to winning the top honor twice. In addition, Rice was again honored by the NCAA with a Public Recognition Award for posting a graduation rate that ranked in the top 10 percent among all football programs based on their APR tracking system. Only four schools competing in the NCAA’s Bowl Subdivision had a higher percentage of their programs honored by the NCAA. The Owls finished 18th among all schools who field at least one team at the NCAA Division I level, and their total of seven honored teams led all Division I programs in Texas as well as Conference USA. The football team provided 39 of 214 Rice student-athletes who earned a spot on the Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

SAAC Champions Rice University’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) was recognized in 2012 by National SAAC with the organization’s Award of Excellence. The honor, which is now given annually, recognizes a campus SAAC which has organized special and unique community. Among the activities that the Rice SAAC was cited for in the award were organizing “Owls on Stage,” the first ever talent show for Rice student-athletes., coordinating an annual food drive prior to the holidays, reaching out and giving back to the community with appearances and involvement at area schools.

WHAT’S YOUR COLLEGE? Answering the question, “What’s your college?” starts as soon as a new Rice student walks through the sally port of iconic Lovett Hall the first night of O-Week (new student orientation). One of the unique aspects of Rice is the residential college system. Students often cite the college system as one of the best, most rewarding things about Rice. All students are randomly assigned to one of 11 self-governing residential colleges. More than just a residence hall, Rice’s colleges are students’ primary place for dining, studying and socializing. The Owls’ football team has representation in all 11 col-leges, including the school’s two newest colleges which opened in time for the 2009-10 academic year –Duncan College and McMurtry College.

Rice = Happy Students The nation’s happiest students with the best quality of life are at Rice University, according to the 2012 edition of the Princeton Review’s “The Best 376 Colleges.” And that’s according to the students. For the third year in a row, students surveyed for the annual college guide ranked Rice No. 1 for best quality of life. The new edition also ranks Rice No. 1 for happiest students. The rankings are based on a survey of 122,000 stu-dents at 376 schools during 2010-11 and the previous two school years. An average of 325 students at each school participated in the survey. Only about 15 percent of America’s 2,500 four-year colleges, plus three colleges outside the U.S., are profiled in the book. Rice’s top spot on the “Best Quality of Life” list is based on responses from students to questions about food, dorm comfort, campus beauty, ease of getting around campus, location, campus safety, interaction among different types of students on campus, satisfaction with the school administration, and friendliness and happiness of the students.

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the first five rounds of the 2013 draft. This marked the second time in the last five years that a pair of Owls was drafted in the same year (Jarett Dillard and James Casey, 2008). Prior to 2013, it had been 21 years between two drafts that saw multiple Rice selections. Frank Wilson, Darryl Grant and Calvin France were taken in 1981 and Ryan Pontbriand and Brandon Green were both selected in 2003. In addition to the six drafted players, Andrew Sendejo who was signed as a free agent, is entering his third season with the Vikings, while Sam McGuffie was signed by Oakland this spring. Dillard entered training camp with Arizona. Ozougwu and Solomon both changed their commitments to Rice late in the 2007 recruiting process after David Bailiff took over as Rice head coach in late January of that year. The following year, Bailiff signed future draft picks McDonald and Willson. Five members of the Owls’ 2008 Texas Bowl champions have now appeared on NFL rosters (Jarett Dillard, Casey, Sendejo, Ozougwu and Solomon).

Owls In The NFL • James Casey is in his first year with the Eagles after four years in Houston. After battling a

groin injury for most of the early going, has two catches for 21 yards this season. He com-pleted his fourth season with the Texas in2012, his second as the starting role at fullback and then signed as a free agent in the off-season with Philadelphia He finished 2013 with 34 catches for 330 yards and three touchdowns. He added four catches for 49 yards in the playoffs. Casey had 66 career receptions for 752 yards in his four seasons with the Texans. In 2011, Casey became the first Owl to score an NFL touchdown since Patrick Dendy returned an interception 30 yards for a score for Green Bay at Chicago (Dec. 31, 2006). He became the first Owl to catch a touchdown pass since Bert Emanuel caught a 52-yard scoring strike from Jay Fiedler of the Dolphins almost 11 years to the day (Sept. 24, 2000).

• Vance McDonald has eight for 119 yards in his first season with San Francisco.• Cheta Ozougwu was activated by the Chicago Bears from their practice squad on Novem-

ber 17 and made an immediate impact, picking up a sack and forced fumble of Joe Flacco.• Andrew Sendejo made his first career start for the Vikings when they faced the Steelers

in London and was credited with four tackles. He has started the last five games has been credited with 44 tackles in the last five games, including 16 vs. Washington. He picked off his first career pass vs. Baltimore. He was signed to a two-year contract extension by Min-nesota prior to Week Three.

• Luke Willson, found the end zone for the first time in his career with a 39-yard TD from Russell Wilson at San Francisco. He has 16 catches for 242 yards for Seattle, including a career-best three for 75 yards vs. Jacksonville.

• In addition to the five players currently in the NFL, offensive lineman Scott Mitchell is in his third season with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.

The CFL ConnectionRice assistant head coach Darrell Patterson, who coaches linebackers and coordinates special teams, played eight seasons in the Canadian Football League and has spearheaded the Owls’ recruiting efforts in Canada. Those CFL connections have aided in the recruitment of the players in general, but particularly of starters Paul Porras and Christian Covington. Patterson, who played linebacker, was traded to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 1988 season, where he be-came teammates with the fathers of both Porras and Covington. Tom Porras was a quarterback, while Covington was a standout defensive end who went on to set the CFL career sack record and was elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2000.

CHARTING TAYLOR McHARGUEAttemptsCareer1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 1,3872 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 1,1213 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 1,0364 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 8665 Mark Comalander (1984-87) 7536 Nick Fanuzzi (2009-11 ) 7047 Quentis Roper (1985-88) 6438 Donald Hollas (1987-90) 6069 Bruce Gadd (1970-72) 580

CompletionsCareer1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 8322 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 5613 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 5074 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 4885 Nick Fanuzzi (2009- 11) 4256 Mark Comalander (1984-87) 391

Season1 Chase Clement (2008) 3262 Chase Clement (2007) 3003 Tommy Kramer (1976) 2694 Taylor McHargue (2012) 194

Passing YardsCareer (Minimum 2,000 Yards)1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 9,7852 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 6,1973 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 6,1614 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 6,0335 Mark Comalander (1984-87) 4,8106 Nick Fanuzzi (2009-11) 4,4027 Donald Hollas (1987-90) 4,039

Season1 Chase Clement (2008) 4,1192 Chase Clement (2007) 3,3773 Tommy Kramer (1976) 3,3174 Taylor McHargue (2013) 2,2615 Taylor McHargue (2012) 2,2096 Bruce Gadd (1972) 2,064

Passing TouchdownsCareer1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 992 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 433 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 384 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 375 Mark Comalander (1984-87) 27

Season1 Chase Clement (2008) 442 Chase Clement (2007) 293 Tommy Kramer (1976) 21 Michael Calhoun (1981) Chase Clement (2006) 6 Taylor McHargue (2013) 17

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CHARTING TAYLOR McHARGUETotal OffenseCareer Yards (Rush-Pass)1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 11,526 (1,741-9,785)2 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 7,441 (1,408-6,033)3 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 6,336 (139-6,197)4 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 5,751 (-410-6,161)5 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 4,948 (4,948-0)5 Quentis Roper (1985-88) 4,924 (1,029-3,895)6 Donald Hollas (1987-90) 4,832 (793-4,039

Total TouchdownsCareer (Rush-Pass)1 Chase Clement (2005-08) 124 (25-99)2 Taylor McHargue (2009- ) 60 (17-43)3 Tommy Kramer (1973-76) 48 (11-37)4 Randy Hertel (1977-80) 42 (5-37)5 Trevor Cobb (1989-92) 38 (38-0)

CHARTING JORDAN TAYLORReceptionsCAREER (100 or More Receptions)1 Jarett Dillard (2005-08) 2922 Eric Henley (1988-91) 1863 Toren Dixon (2006-09) 1614 James Casey (2007-08) 1575 David Houser (1974, 1976-78) 1526 Jordan Taylor (2011- ) 1207 Vance McDonald (2009-12) 1198 Doug Cunningham (1975-78) 1179 Ed Lofton (1973-75) 11210 Larry Davis (1967-69) 10311 Sam McGuffie (2910-12 10212 Earl Cooper (1976-79 101

Receiving YardsCAREER 1 Jarett Dillard (2005-08) 4,1382 David Houser (1974, 1976-78) 2,3583 Eric Henley (1988-91) 2,1994 James Casey (2007-08) 1,9145 Toren Dixon (2006-09) 1,7466 Jordan Taylor (2011- ) 1,7417 Doug Cunningham (1975-78) 1,5228 Vance McDonald (2009-12) 1,5139 Melvin Robinson (1981-84) 1,40910 Ed Howard (1991-94) 1,344

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The first African-American quarterback to play in the Southwest Conference, Vincent completed 51 percent of his passes and threw for 556 yards while breaking the SWC color barrier at quarterback in 1969. He moved to running back in 1970 and ranks 14th on the Rice career chart with 1,675 yards while earning All SWC honors and being named Rice’s MVP in 1971. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Stahle V I N C E N TCharles Ross

The first of the three honorees to sign with Rice, Tyler and Barnes were high school rivals growing up in Waco, but joined forces with on the Owls defense. He went on to earn All SWC honors and was drafted by the Detroit Lions after three standout seasons.

Mike T Y L E RPaul Porras

An All-SWC selection as a defensive back, Allshouse served as the recruiting host for Barins, Tyler and VIncent when they visited the Rice campus in 1968. He went on to win the George Martin award as the Owls’ MVP in 1970 before going into a career in law and serving on the Rice Board of Trustees.

Bucky A L L S H O U S EGabe Baker

Began his career wearing No. 82 but wore No. 90 during his stellar senior year as a defensive end in 1971. earned All-SWC and All-America honors as a defensive end and linebacker at Rice. Barnes went on to play four seasons in the NFL, including a Super Bowl championship with Oakland in 1976.

Rodrigo B A R N E SCody Bauer

2013 HONOR JERSEYSThis season, four Owls will honor Rice’s first three African-American football recruits, in addition to the player who was their recruiting host, by wearing their numbers.

The Honor Jersey program began in 2012 when Cameron Nwosu and Turner Petersen changed their numbers to honor O.J. Brigance and the late King Hill.

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DAVID BAILIFFHead CoachSeventh Season

In leading Rice to its first Conference USA title as well as a second consecutive bowl game, David Bailiff continues to deliver on his pledge to build a program at Rice that makes its mark on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Bailiff has led the Owls to 10 wins for the second time in his career, matching Jess Neely’s 1949 squad for the most in school history and their victory over Marshall gave Rice its first outright conference championship since 1957. He has twice led the Owls to bowl wins (2008 Texas Bowl; 2012 Armed Forces Bowl) and needs one more win to match Neely for the most in school history. At the same time, his squad was honored by the American Football Coaches Associ-ation as one of four schools to share their Academic Achievement Award, having posted a 100% graduation rate. The Owls were also honored by the AFCA in 2010 Rice has led Conference USA football teams in GPA in each of his seven seasons as head coach. He is a member of the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees and has served as a member of the USA Today Coaches’ Poll for the past four seasons. He was honored with the Greater Houston Football Coaches Association’s John Kelley Distinguished Service Award and by the Conference USA Student-Athlete Advisory Com-mittee (SAAC) Coaches Choice Award winner for 2011-12. He was also cited by the Houston Press as “Houston’s Best Sports Role Model” in its 2013 Best of Houston edition. In 2011 Bryce Callahan became the third Owl under Bailiff to earn multiple Freshman All-America honors and Bailiff has also produced a pair of All Americans (Jarett Dillard and Kyle Martens) and has seen six players off his squads drafted by the NFL in the last five years while two others have signed as free agents. Bailiff’s staff has made the state of Texas a priority in recruiting, solidifying relationships with high school coaches throughout the state that has also seen the Owls increase their walk-on program. Most recently, the walk-on program has produced 2013 starters Tanner Leland and Michael Kutzler as well as starting punter James Farrimond. He has also made good on his promise to keep the Owls active in community work, as the Owls have been tireless in their efforts with local schools as well as reaching out to Rice’s diverse student population through an annual International Students’ Clinic each August. In July of 2009, Bailiff accepted an invitation to join with four other college football coaches on a goodwill tour to visit military personnel stationed in Afghanistan and again honored our troops in 2011 by participating as a driver in the “Crossing of America” tour. The Owls also are regular participants in efforts to send care packages to members of the armed forced deployed overseas. The Rice football team was honored by the Texas Association of Partners in Education with their TAPE’s Crystal Award for the program the Owls conducted in 2007 with the stu-dents at Arizona Fleming Elementary School in Houston. His players support of Big Brothers helped Rice Athletics be honored in 2012 as one of the Houston chapter’s Community Partners of the Year. In 2008, the Owls endured a series of challenges as well as the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and produced the first 10-win season for Rice since 1949 and the Owls’ first victory in a bowl game since their memorable win over Alabama in the 1954 Cotton Bowl. For his efforts, Bailiff was honored by his conference peers as the 2008 Conference USA Coach of the Year. Opening with a 56-point outburst against SMU on national TV in late August, Chase Clement and his band of receivers piled up points at a record pace. Clement and Jarett Dillard went on to become the most productive passing duo in NCAA history, while Dillard broke the NCAA career mark for touchdown receptions. Clement shattered the conference career marks for touchdown passes and total touchdowns, while James Casey, the multi-tal-ented former pro baseball player, broke the C-USA record with 111 catches. Bailiff came to Rice after three seasons as the head coach at Texas State University in San Marcos, TX where he posted a 21-15 record while leading the Bobcats to their first Southland Conference championship and the semifinals of the NCAA Division 1-AA playoffs in 2005. In his last two seasons at Texas State, Bailiff produced standouts both on the field and in the classroom. He produced both the Southland Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in 2005 (Barrick Nealy and Fred Evans) and the league’s Student Athlete of the Year for football in 2006 (Walter Musgrove). Overall, he produced a total of 14 All Southland Confer-ence first team selections, and 13 players who were named to the academic all conference squad in his last two years. The 2005 season was truly a magical one. The Bobcats went 9-2 during the regular season and earned the school’s first berth in the Division I-AA playoffs.

RICE COACHING STAFFHead Coach l David Bailiff Alma Mater l Texas State, ‘81 Record at Rice l 40-47 (.460) l 7th Season Career Record l 61-62 (.496) l 10th Season

Assistant HC/LBs/ST l Darrell Patterson Alma Mater l TCU, ‘84

Defensive Coordinator/CBs l Chris Thurmond Alma Mater l Tulsa, ‘75

Offensive Coordinator/QBs l Larry Edmondson Alma Mater l Texas A&M, ‘83

^Safeties l Larry Hoefer Alma Mater l McMurry, ‘72

Wide Receivers l Billy Lynch Alma Mater l Ball State, ‘02

^Defensive Linemen l Michael Slater Alma Mater l Texas State, ‘93

Tight Ends l David Sloan Alma Mater l New Mexico, ‘95

Offensive Linemen l Ronnie Vinklarek Alma Mater l Southwest Texas, ‘81

Offensive Graduate Assistant l Ryan Cantrell Alma Mater l Kansas, ‘08

Offensive Graduate Assistant l Anthony Steward Alma Mater l Kansas, ‘12

Defensive Graduate Assistant l Adrian Mayes Alma Mater l Kansas, ‘09

^Defensive Graduate Assistant l Sean Edmondson Alma Mater l Texas State, ‘12

^Quality Control l Joe Johnson Alma Mater l North Texas, ‘11

Interim rength & Conditioning l Tip Graham Alma Mater l Central Oklahoma, ‘08

Assistant AD/Football Operations l Jerry Pickle Alma Mater l Delta State, ‘76

^Denotes coaches in the press box.

BAILIFF AT RICE2007 (3-9, 3-5 C-USA) - T-3RD WEST DIVISIONS1 Nicholls State L 16-14S8 at Baylor L 42-17S15 Texas Tech L 59-24S22 at Texas L 58-14O3 at Southern Miss (C-USA) W 31-29O13 at Houston (C-USA) L 56-48O20 Memphis (C-USA) L 38-35O27 at Marshall (C-USA) L 34-21N3 UTEP (C-USA) W 56-48N10 at SMU (C-USA) W 43-42N17 Tulane (C-USA) L 45-31N24 Tulsa (C-USA) L 48-43

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In their first game, the Bobcats stormed back from a 35-16 deficit against Division I-AA national power Georgia Southern to score 34 unanswered points and beat the Eagles 50-35. The ‘Cats then defeated Cal Poly 14-7 to move on to the national semifinals. Only a 40-37 overtime loss to Northern Iowa stood between Texas State and an appearance in the Division I-AA National Championship Game. Bailiff was named the American Football Coaches Association’s Region 5 Coach of the Year and finished third in the voting for the Eddie Robinson Award presented annually to the top coach in Division I-AA. Prior to being named Texas State head coach, Bailiff spent three seasons on the staff at TCU. He served as the Horned Frogs’ defensive coordinator in both 2002 and 2003 while working with the team’s defensive lineman. The 2003 Horned Frogs posted an 11-2 record and were ranked 25th in the final Asso-ciated Press writers poll and 24th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Bailiff was part of a staff which built quite a tradition on defense at TCU. During his three seasons in Fort Worth, the Horned Frogs were ranked 24th, 1st and 38th in the country in total defense and 10th, first and ninth against the run. In 2002, TCU allowed just 240.2 yards of total offense per game which led the country. The Horned Frogs surrendered an average 64.8 yards on the ground. During the year, the Frogs held Tulane to a school-record -53 yards rushing. TCU also ranked second in the coun-try in pass efficiency defense, allowing opponents to complete less than 39 percent of their passes. Six TCU defensive players earned all-conference accolades in 2002 including Confer-ence USA Defensive Player of the year and Second-Team All-American LaMarcus MacDon-ald. While at TCU, the Horned Frogs played in a bowl game every season - the galleryfur-niture.com Bowl (2001), AXA Liberty Bowl (2002) and the Plains Capital Fort Worth Bowl (2003). He began his coaching career as the defensive line coach at New Braunfels High School (1982-84). He went into private business from 1984-88 before returning to the coaching ranks as a defensive graduate assistant coach at Texas State in 1988 . He was elevated to the Bobcats’ defensive line coach in 1989. Bailiff left Texas State in 1992 for an assistant coaching position at New Mexico. He returned to Texas State in 1997 as defensive coordinator and added assistant head coach responsibilities to his role in 1999. It was in 1999 that Bailiff was selected the NCAA Division I-AA Assistant Coach of the Year by the American Football Coaches Association. While at TCU Bailiff was also honored as the Top Assistant Football Coach by the All-American Football Foundation following the Horned Frogs’ 2002 season. As a player, Bailiff was named All-Lone Star Conference as well as All-America honor-able mention while playing at Texas State from 1977-80. He served as a team captain in 1980 and was named honorable mention to the Lone Star Team of the Decade. Bailiff is married to the former Angie Daniels of Versailles, Mo. He has a daughter, Brooke and the couple has twin 16-year-old sons, Grayson and Gregory.

David Bailiff’s Head Coaching RecordTexas State Overall Southland ConferenceYear W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason2004 5 6 .455 3 2 .6002005 11 3 .786 5 1 .833 Semifinalist, NCAA FCS Playoffs2006 5 6 .455 3 3 .500

Rice Overall Conference USAYear W L Pct. W L Pct. Postseason2007 3 9 .250 3 5 .375 2008 10 3 .769 7 1 .875 Texas Bowl Champion2009 2 10 .167 2 6 .2502010 4 8 .333 3 5 .2852011 4 8 .333 3 5 .2852012 7 6 .538 4 4 .400 Armed Forces Bowl Champion2013 10 3 .769 7 1 .875

Head Coaching Record Overall ConferenceSchool Years W L Pct. W L Pct.Texas State 3 21 15 .583 11 6 .647Rice 7th 40 47 .460 29 27 .518Overall 10th 61 62 .496 40 33 .548

BAILIFF AT RICE2008 (10-3, 7-1 C-USA) - T-1ST WEST DIVISIONA29 SMU (C-USA) W 56-27S6 at Memphis (C-USA) W 42-35S13 at Vanderbilt L 38-21S20 at Texas L 52-20S27 North Texas W 77-20O4 at Tulsa (C-USA) L 63-28O18 Southern Miss (C-USA) W 45-40O25 at Tulane (C-USA) W 42-17N1 at UTEP (C-USA) W 49-44N8 Army W 38-31N22 Marshall (C-USA) W 35-10N29 Houston (C-USA) W 56-42D30 vs. Western Michigan (Texas Bowl) W 38-21

2009 (2-10, 2-6 C-USA) - 5TH WEST DIVISIONS5 at UAB (C-USA) L 44-24S12 at Texas Tech L 55-10S19 at Oklahoma State L 41-24S26 Vanderbilt L 36-17O3 Tulsa (C-USA L 27-10O8 Navy L 63-14O17 at East Carolina (C-USA) L 49-13O24 UCF (C-USA) L 49-7N7 at SMU (C-USA) L 31-28N14 Tulane (C-USA) W 28-20N21 UTEP (C-USA) W 30-29N28 at Houston (C-USA) L 73-14

2010 (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) - T-4TH WEST DIVISIONS4 Texas (Reliant Stadium) L 34-17S11 at North Texas W 33-32S18 Northwestern L 30-13S25 Baylor L 30-13O2 SMU(C-USA) L 42-31O9 at UTEP (C-USA) L 44-24O16 Houston (C-USA W 34-31O23 at UCF (C-USA) L 41-14N 6 at Tulsa (C-USA) L 64-27N13 at Tulane (C-USA) L 54-49N21 ECU (C-USA) W 62-38N28 UAB (C-USA) W 28-23

2011 (4-8, 3-5 C-USA) - T-4TH WEST DIVISIONS3 at Texas L 34-9S10 Purdue W 24-22S24 at Baylor L 56-31O1 at Southern Miss L 48-24O8 Memphis W 28-6O15 at Marshall L 24-20O22 Tulsa L 38-20O27 at Houston L 73-34N5 UTEP W 41-37N12 at Northwestern L 28-6N19 Tulane W 19-7N26 at SMU L 27-24

2012 (7-6, 4-4 C-USA) - T-3RD WEST DIVISIONA30 UCLA L 49-24S8 at Kansas W 25-24S15 at Louisiana Tech L 56-37S22 Marshall (C-USA) LOT 54-51S29 Houston (C-USA) L 35-14O6 at Memphis (C-USA) L 14-10O13 UTSA W 34-14O20 at Tulsa (C-USA) L 28-24O27 Southern Miss (C-USA) W 44-17N3 at Tulane (C-USA) W 49-47N17 SMU (C-USA) W 36-14N24 at UTEP (C-USA) W 33-24D29 Air Force (Armed Forces Bowl) W 33-14

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PRONUNCIATIONSNo Name Pronunciation23 Anthony Canady Can-ih-dee60 Nico Carlson Knee-co87 Connor Cella Sell-uh3 Jowan Davis Joh-wahn39 Cameron Decell Deh-SELL46 Nick Elder El-der32 James Farrimond Fair-ih-mond25 Jaylon Finner JAY-lon Fin-er83 Andre Gautreaux Go-tro79 Jon Hodde Hoe-dee5 Driphus Jackson Dry-fuss96 Dylan Klare Claire84 Klein Kubiak Koo-be-ak42 Michael Kutzler Cutz-ler33 Austin Laudenschlager Law-den-shlager19 Connor Leisz Lease13 Tanner Leland Lee-land16 Taylor McHargue Mick-Harg92 Stuart Mouchantaf Moo-shaw-tof57 Cameron Nwosu Na-woe-soo73 John Poehlmann Pell-man24 Paul Porras Poor-us77 Andrew Reue Roy-ah10 Tyler Stehling Stell-ing21 Nick Uretsky You-rett-ski65 Matt Wofford Woff-ord

85 Alaka,Temi 6-2 200 WR FR-HS Houston/Cy Falls 40 Baker, Gabe 6-1 210 SAF RS JR-2L San Antonio/MacArthur 34 Ballard, Joe 6-0 205 LB FR-HS Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan 90 Bauer, Cody 6-4 255 DE RS SR-3L Pottsboro/Pottsboro 14 Billups, Guy 6-0 185 QB RS SO-1L Oxford, Miss./Oxford 14 Blasingame, J.T. 5-8 170 CB SO-1L Atlanta, Ga./Mays 9 Boswell, Chris 6-2 200 K RS SR-3L Keller/Fossil Ridge 8 Brown, Derek 6-3 225 WR SO-1L Bay City/Bay City 29 Callahan, Bryce 5-10 180 CB RS JR-2L Cypress/Cy Woods 23 Canady, Anthony 5-9 170 CB FR-HS Mesquite/Mesquite 60 Carlson, Nico 6-3 285 OL RS JR-2L Katy/Taylor 76 Carroll, Drew 6-4 280 OL RS JR-2L Abilene/Abilene 23 Carter, Jayson 4-9 135 RB SO-SQ Houston/KIPP Houston 5 Carter, Justin 5-11 200 SAF FR-RS Hoover, Ala./Spain Park 64 Carter, Ty 6-2 275 DS FR-HS Houston/Mayde Creek 87 Cella, Connor 6-3 240 TE FR-RS Katy/Taylor 56 Covington, Christian 6-3 295 DT RS SO-1L Surrey, B.C./Vancouver College Prep 3 Davis, Jowan 5-7 195 RB FR-HS Sealy/Sealy 78 Dawkins, Brandon 6-7 305 OL FR-RS Dallas/Prestonwood Christian 39 Decell, Cameron 6-4 205 K/P FR-RS McKinney/Boyd 32 Dillard, Darik 5-10 195 RB FR-RS San Antonio/McArthur 30 Eddington, Jeremy 6-2 250 TE SR-3L Paris/Chisum 46 Elder, Nick 6-0 220 LB RS SO-1L San Antonio/Central Catholic 6 Espinosa, Zach 6-2 215 SAF SO-1L Cedar Park/Cedar Park 48 Farley, Tanyan 6-2 245 DS RS JR-1L Arvada, Colo./Ralston Valley 27 Farrimond, James 6-0 215 K/P RS SO-SQ San Antonio/Churchill 25 Finner, Jaylon 5-10 190 SAF JR-2L Missouri City/Elkins 89 Fletcher, Christian 6-2 210 WR RS JR-2L Fort Worth/Trinity Valley 19 Francis, Alex 5-9 185 CB RS SR-2L Missouri City/Hightower 11 Fuhrman, Garrett 5-8 180 SAF SO-1L Lansing, Mich./Eastern 15 Gaines, Phillip 6-1 185 CB RS SR-3L Converse/Judson 83 Gautreaux, Andre 6-0 200 WR RS SR-2L Friendswood/Friendswood 13 German, Nate 6-2 210 QB FR-HS Cypress/Cy Woods 17 Gillette, Trevor 6-3 240 DE SR-3L Austin/Lake Travis 51 Godber, Peter 6-4 290 OL FR-HS Toronto, Ontario/St Andrews 72 Gray, Ian 6-8 345 OL RS JR-2L Pearland/Pearland 49 Green, D.J. 6-2 220 LB FR-HS Mesquite/Horn 18 Hamilton, Brandon 5-11 220 RB SO-1L Copperas Cove/Copperas Cove 58 Henessee, Cody 6-2 265 DT FR-RS Denton/Guyer 2 Hill, Malcolm 5-11 190 SAF JR-2L Plano/Frisco Liberty 79 Hodde, Jon 6-7 310 OL RS SR-2L Burton/Burton 1 Hull, Mario 6-1 210 WR RS JR-1L Altair/Rice Consolidated 82 Hunt, Cole 6-6 240 TE FR-HS El Campo/El Campo 31 Jackson, Broderick 5-10 210 SAF RS SR-1L Kirbyville/Tyler JC 5 Jackson, Driphus 6-0 205 QB RS SO-1L Cedar Hill/Cedar Hill 36 Jackson, Fred 5-10 195 DB RS SO-SQ Houston/Eisenhower 97 Johnson, Collin 6-1 220 DE FR-HS Henderson, Nev./Coronado 98 Johnson, Connor 6-3 215 DE FR-HS Henderson, Nev./Coronado 48 Jones, Adrian 5-9 200 SAF FR-RS Ridgefield, Conn./Ridgefield 59 Kiesewetter, Bobby 6-2 260 DL RS SR-SQ Katy/Cinco Ranch 96 Klare, Dylan 6-2 270 DL JR-2L Refugio/Refugio 7 Knopf, Taylor 6-0 170 K FR-HS Boerne/Boerne 84 Kubiak, Klein 6-1 200 WR SR-3L Houston/Strake Jesuit 42 Kutzler, Michael 6-0 205 LB RS SR-2L Ft. Worth/Trinity Valley 33 Laudenslager, Austin 6-0 195 SAF RS SO-SQ McKinney/North 19 Leisz, Connor 6-0 180 WR FR-RS Houston/Episcopal 13 Leland, Tanner 6-2 250 DE RS SR-2L Katy/Cinco Ranch 41 Lyons, Alex 6-0 220 LB FR-RS DeSoto/DeSoto 54 Martin, Trey 6-2 260 DL FR-HS El Campo/El Campo 39 Matiscik, Paine 5-8 215 LB FR-HS McKinney/Boyd 43 McGaskey, Tabari 6-0 220 LB FR-RS Dallas/Lincoln 16 McHargue, Taylor 6-2 215 QB RS SR-3L Cedar Park/Vista Ridge 86 Mitchell, Reid 6-2 240 TE FR-RS Pflugerville/Hendrickson 81 Moore, Donte 6-0 170 WR RS-SR-3L Manor/Manor 92 Mouchantaf, Stuart 6-4 290 DL JR-1L Katy/Blinn JC 47 Nordstrom, Brian 6-3 230 DE RS SO-SQ The Woodlands/The Woodlands 57 Nwosu, Cameron 5-10 240 LB SR-3L Houston/Klein Forest 4 Parks, Dennis 6-2 190 WR SO-1L Converse/Judson

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2013 RICE FOOTBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTERNo Name Pos Ht Wt Cl-Exp Hometown/Last School 18 Patt, Zach 6-2 240 DE RS JR-2L Honey Grove/Honey Grove 71 Patterson, Connor 6-4 295 OL FR-RS Tomball/Tomball 26 Petersen, Tu