2020 Rice Owls football team

The 2020 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

2020 Rice Owls football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
2020 record2–3 (2–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJerry Mack (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (3rd season)
Home stadiumRice Stadium
(Capacity: 47,000)
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy  4 –1     7 –3  
Florida Atlantic  4 –2     5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3     5 –7  
Charlotte  2 –2     2 –4  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4     3 –6  
FIU  0 –3     0 –5  
Old Dominion†   –      –  
West Division
UAB xy$  3 –1     6 –3  
UTSA  5 –2     7 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –2     5 –4  
North Texas  3 –4     4 –6  
Rice  2 –3     2 –3  
Southern Miss  2 –4     3 –7  
UTEP  0 –4     3 –5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: † Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion has suspended the 2020 football season.
Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season
Main article: 2019 Rice Owls football team

The Owls finished the 2019 season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division. They were not invited to any other postseason play. Despite the losing record, the Owls retained Bloomgren, however, they did hired a new Offensive Line and Tight Ends coach.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1] Blaze Alldredge LB SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2] Bradley Rozner WR RS JR
Butkus Award[3] Blaze Alldredge LB SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4] Blaze Alldredge LB SR
Paul Hornung Award[5] Austin Trammell WR SR

C-USA media poll

The preseason poll will be released prior to the Conference USA media days sometime during summer 2020 via a virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
Louisiana Tech
North Texas
Rice
Southern Miss
UAB
UTEP
UTSA
East Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
Charlotte
FIU
Florida Atlantic
Marshall
Middle Tennessee
Old Dominion
Western Kentucky

Preseason All–C-USA teams

The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.

Recruiting class

References:[6][7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Jaren Banks
Linebacker		 Junction City, OR Sheldon HS
New Mexico Military		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kobie Campbel
Running Back		 Missouri City, TX Hightower HS 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael "Mike" Collins
Quarterback		 New Canaan, CT New Canaan HS
TCU		 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN: N/A
Jordan Dunbar
Cornerback		 Tarrytown, NY Iona Prep 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Sean Fresch
Athlete		 Austin, TX Lyndon B. Johnson HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalan Griffin
Running Back		 Tyler, TX Chapel Hill HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Geron Hargon
Linebacker		 Shreveport, LA Captain Shreve HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nate Kamper
Tight End		 Fort Hood, TX Killeen HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cole Latos
Defensive Lineman		 Allen, TX Allen HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Mike Leone
Offensive Lineman		 Bryn Mawr, PA The Hun School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Andrew Mason
Wide Receiver		 Spring Hill, TN Ravenwood HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
TJ McMahon
Quarterback		 Anaheim, CA Servite HS
Cerritos College		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Lamont Narcisse
Cornerback		 Pasadena, CA Calabasas HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 176 lb (80 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Braedon Nutter
Offensive Lineman		 Tomball, TX Tomball Memorial HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trey Phillippi
Offensive Tackle		 Montgomery, TX Montgomery HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 260 lb (120 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jalen Reeves
Defensive Lineman		 Hollywood, FL NSU University School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Collin Riccitelli
Kicker		 San Marcos, CA Carlsbad HS
Stanford		 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Adam Sheriff
Offensive Lineman		 Prosper, TX Prosper HS
Butler CC		 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gabriel "Gabe" Taylor
Defensive Back		 Miami, FL Gulliver Prep 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) – Feb 6, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jovaun Woolford
Offensive Lineman		 Des Plaines, IL Maine West HS
Colgate		 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Plae Wyatt
Safety		 McKinney, TX Boyd HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Dec 18, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:

Personnel
2020 Rice Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Cameron Montgomery  Jr
WR 2 Bradley Rozner  Jr
QB 3 Jovoni Johnson  Fr
QB 4 Mike Collins Sr
QB 5 Wiley Green  So
TE 7 Jordan Myers  Sr
RB 8 Juma Otoviano  So
QB 9 TJ McMahon So
WR 10 Austin Trammell Sr
WR 11 Jake Bailey So
WR 12 Austin Conrad  Jr
WR 13 Zane Knipe  Fr
WR 15 Chris Boudreaux  Jr
QB 16 Robbie Blosser  Jr
QB 17 Parker Towns  So
TE 18 Robert French  So
QB 19 Evan Marshman  Jr
RB 22 Jawan King  Fr
RB 27 Ayden Noriega  Fr
RB 30 Ari Broussard  So
FB 32 Jerry Johnson III  Fr
FB 35 Luke Amrstrong  So
WR 38 Jashon Palmer  Fr
OL 50 Izeya Floyd  Fr
OL 54 Isaac Klarkowski  Fr
OL 58 Shea Baker  Jr
OT 63 Brandt Pederson  Jr
OL 67 Connor Hughes  Fr
OL 70 Jovaun Woolford Sr
OL 71 Clay Servin  So
OL 73 Cole Garcia  So
OT 74 Nick Wagman  Fr
OL 75 Derek Ferraro  So
OL 77 Adam Sheriff So
OG 79 Regan Riddle  Fr
TE 80 Jonathan Sanchez  Jr
TE 82 Jaeger Bull  Jr
WR 84 Bennett Mecom  Fr
FB 85 Brendan Suckley  So
TE 87 Jack Bradley So
WR 88 August Pitre III  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 1 Antonio Montero Jr
DE 2 Javante Hubbard  Sr
S 3 Naeem Smith Sr
DB 4 Prudy Calderon Jr
S 5 Chike Anigbogu  Fr
LB 6 Blaze Alldredge Sr
DE 7 Trey Schuman  Jr
LB 8 Kebreyun Page  So
S 9 Kirk Lockhart So
DE 10 Kenneth Orji  Jr
DE 11 Cameron Valentine  So
OLB, DE 12 Josh Pearcy  Fr
CB 15 Andrew Bird  So
LB 17 TreShawn Chamberlain Jr
DB 18 Tyrae Thornton  Jr
CB 19 Tre'Shon Devones So
DB 20 George Nyakwol Sr
OLB 21 Garrett Braden  Fr
CB 22 Jason White  So
DB 23 Isaiah Richardson  Jr
CB 24 Miles McCord Jr
CB 24 Collin Whitaker  Sr
DB 31 Matthew Sams  So
LB 33 Myron Morrison  Fr
S 37 Jacob Grams  Jr
LB, LS 46 Garrett Grammer Sr
DE 48 Jacob Doddridge  So
DL 50 Hunter Hanley  Fr
DL 51 Will Martinez  Fr
DT 55 De'Braylon Carroll So
DE 89 Miles Adams  So
DL 91 Ikenna Enechukwu  So
DL 92 Elijah Garcia  Sr
DL 97 Adrian Bickham So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 25 Will Harrison  Jr
LS 34 Campbell Riddle Jr
K, P 76 Nicholas McQuarry  So
P 91 Charlie Mendes  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 27 May 2020

Schedule

The 2020 schedule consists of 7 home and 5 away games in the regular season. The Owls will travel to C-USA foes Marshall, Southern Miss, Louisiana Tech and North Texas. The Owls will play host to C-USA foes UAB, Middle Tennessee, UTSA, and UTEP.

The Owls will host three of the four non-conference opponents at Rice Stadium, Army, a FBS Independent, Lamar of the Southland. They will travel to Houston, a member of The American for their lone non-conference away match.

Rice had games scheduled against Lamar, Louisiana Tech, LSU, UTEP, and UTSA which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 242:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
ESPN3L 34–40 2OT0
October 312:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
ESPN3W 30–60
November 211:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPN3L 17–275,976
December 511:00 a.m.at No. 21 Marshall
ESPN+W 20–010,429
December 1211:00 a.m.UAB
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN3L 16–212,000
Schedule Source: [10]

Game summaries

Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee at Rice
1 234OTTotal
• Blue Raiders 0 141736 40
Owls 6 76140 33
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Rice Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH
  • Referee: Joe Lehring
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
        
See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Pregame lineOver/under
RICE −448.5[11]
StatisticsMiddle TennesseeRice
First downs2226
Total yards451425
Rushing yards118183
Passing yards333242
Turnovers13
Time of possession27:0332:57
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Middle TennesseePassingAsher O'Hara24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
RushingAsher O'Hara22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
ReceivingCJ Windham7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
RicePassingMike Collins18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
RushingJuma Otoviano20 carries, 84 yards
ReceivingAustin Trammell3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs


at Southern Miss
Rice at Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
• Owls 3 2007 30
Eagles 0 600 6
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
    Hattiesburg, MS
  • Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)
    
See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Pregame lineOver/under
RICE −159[12]
StatisticsRiceSouthern Miss
First downs2211
Total yards412269
Rushing yards179100
Passing yards233169
Turnovers13
Time of possession36:5223:08
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
RicePassingMike Collins12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs
RushingJuma Otoviano25 carries, 111 yards
ReceivingAustin Trammell7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs
Southern MissPassingJack Abraham12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT
RushingFrank Gore Jr.11 carries, 71 yards
ReceivingAntoine Robinson3 receptions, 41 yards


at North Texas
Rice at North Texas
1 234Total
Owls 10 007 17
• Mean Green 0 14310 27
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Apogee Stadium
    Denton, TX
  • Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,976
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 11 MPH
  • Referee: Jonathan Noli
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
    
See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
Pregame lineOver/under
UNT –1.565[13]
StatisticsRiceNorth Texas
First downs2317
Total yards376389
Rushing yards49269
Passing yards327120
Turnovers20
Time of possession36:2523:35
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
RicePassingMike Collins23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs
RushingKhalan Griffin20 carries, 72 yards
ReceivingAustin Trammell6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
North TexasPassingJason Bean9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD
RushingDeAndre Torrey19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAustin Ogunmakin3 receptions, 60 yards



at Marshall
Rice at Marshall
1 234Total
• Owls 7 3100 20
No. 21 Thundering Herd 0 000 0
  • Date: December 5, 2020
  • Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
    Huntington, WV
  • Game start: 11:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 10,429
  • Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind:WNW 6 MPH
  • Referee: Ken Antee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Griffith (play–by–play) and Dave Wilson (analyst)
 
See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team
Pregame lineOver/under
MARSH –23.546.5[14]
StatisticsRiceMarshall
First downs1719
Total yards213245
Rushing yards12780
Passing yards86165
Turnovers15
Time of possession36:2623:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
RicePassingJoVoni Johnson10/14, 86 yards
RushingAri Broussard19 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingJake Bailey7 receptions, 57 yards
MarshallPassingGrant Wells18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs
RushingBrenden Knox20 carries, 76 yards
ReceivingTalik Keaton7 receptions, 48 yards



UAB
Alabama–Birmingham at Rice
1 234Total
• Blazers 0 7140 21
Owls 3 1003 16
  • Date: December 12, 2020
  • Location: Rice Stadium
    Houston, TX
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
  • Game attendance: 2,000
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Overcast
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Pederson (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)
   
See also: 2020 UAB Blazers football team
Pregame lineOver/under
UAB –742.5[15]
StatisticsUABRice
First downs1320
Total yards354232
Rushing yards13766
Passing yards217166
Turnovers01
Time of possession22:4237:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UABPassingTyler Johnson III9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTyler Johnson III7 carries, 41 yards
ReceivingMyron Mitchell1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD
RicePassingJoVoni Johnson17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD
RushingKhalan Griffin14 carries, 34 yards
ReceivingJake Bailey7 receptions, 72 yards

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  2. "2020 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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  4. "2020 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Unveiled". July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  5. "50 Players Named to 2020 Paul Hornung Award Watch List". July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
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  8. Talty, John. "SEC moves to conference-only 2020 schedule, pushes back start of season". AL.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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