Seasons edit
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† National champions | |
| Season | Team | Head coach | Conference | Regular season results | Postseason results | Final ranking | ||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | AP Poll | Coaches' Poll | ||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | ||||||||
| Rice Grays | ||||||||||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | Philip Arbuckle | Independent | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1913 | 1913 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Rice Owls | ||||||||||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | Philip Arbuckle | Independent | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1915 | 1915 | Southwest | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1916 | 1916 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1917 | 1917 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1918 | 1918 | John E. Anderson | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1919 | 1919 | Philip Arbuckle | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||
| 1920 | 1920 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1921 | 1921 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1922 | 1922 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1923 | 1923 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1924 | 1924 | John Heisman | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1925 | 1925 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1926 | 1926 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1927 | 1927 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1928 | 1928 | Claude Rothgeb | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1929 | 1929 | Jack Meagher | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1930 | 1930 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1931 | 1931 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 1932 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1933 | 1933 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1934 | 1934† | Jimmy Kitts | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||
| 1935 | 1935 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | T-6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1937 | 1937† | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1st† | Won 1938 Cotton Bowl Classic against Colorado, 28–14 ^ |
18 | — | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4th | – | – | — | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | Jess Neely | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | ||
| 1941 | 1941 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1944 | 1944 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1946 | 1946† | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | T-1st† | Won 1947 Orange Bowl against Tennessee, 8–0 ^ |
10 | — | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | — | 18 | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1949 | 1949† | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | Won 1950 Cotton Bowl Classic against North Carolina, 27–13 ^ |
5 | — | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | T-5th | — | — | — | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1953 | 1953† | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | T-1st† | Won 1954 Cotton Bowl Classic against Alabama, 28–6 ^ |
6 | 6 | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | T-3rd | — | 19 | T-18 | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1957 | 1957† | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1st† | Lost 1958 Cotton Bowl Classic against Navy, 7–20 ^ |
8 | 7 | |||
| 1958 | 1958 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | T-2nd | Lost 1961 Sugar Bowl against Ole Miss, 6–14 ^ |
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| 1961 | 1961 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3rd | Lost 1961 Bluebonnet Bowl against Kansas, 7–33 ^ |
17 | — | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1965 | 1965 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | T-7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | Bo Hagan | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | T-6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | Bill Peterson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6th | — | — | — | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | Al Conover | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | Homer Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T-7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | 1977 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | 1978 | Ray Alborn | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T-6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | Watson Brown | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | 1985 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | 1986 | Jerry Berndt | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1989 | 1989 | Fred Goldsmith | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | T-7th | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | 1990 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | T-5th | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T-2nd | — | — | — | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | 1994[a]† | Ken Hatfield | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | T-1st† | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | 1995 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | 1996[b] | WAC | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | T-2nd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | T-2nd | — | — | — | |||||
| 1998 | 1998 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2000 | 2000 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | T-6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 3 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T-6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 9th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2005 | 2005 | Conference USA | 1 | 10 | 1 | 7 | T-5th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | Todd Graham | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2nd | Lost 2006 New Orleans Bowl against Troy, 17–41 ^ |
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| 2007 | 2007 | David Bailiff | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | T-3rd | — | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | 2008‡ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 1 | T-1st‡ | Won 2008 Texas Bowl against Western Michigan, 38–14 ^ |
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| 2009 | 2009 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2011 | 2011 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | T-3rd | Won 2012 Armed Forces Bowl against Air Force, 33–14 ^ |
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| 2013 | 2013† | 10 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1st† | Lost 2013 Liberty Bowl against Mississippi State, 7–44 ^ |
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| 2014 | 2014 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | T-2nd | Won 2014 Hawaii Bowl against Rice, 30–6 ^ |
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| 2015 | 2015 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | T-3rd | — | — | — | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 6 | T-5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2018 | 2018 | Mike Bloomgren | 2 | 11 | 1 | 7 | T-6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 5 | T-4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2020 | 2020 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 7th | Lost 2022 LendingTree Bowl against Southern Miss, 24–38 ^ |
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| 2023 | 2023 | American | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | T-5th | 2023 First Responder Bowl vs. Texas State (TBD) ^ | — | — | ||||
| Totals | All-time: 492–651–32 (.432) |
Conference: 273–437–13 (.387) |
Postseason: 7–6–0 (.538) |
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