After an 0-9 start with many close heartbreakers, Rice finally learned how to win last November. The Owls ended Mike Bloomgren’s second year at the helm by winning three consecutive games to piece together the program’s longest winning streak since 2014.
Now, Rice aims for another goal which hasn’t been attained since 2014 — finishing with a winning record. With a veteran defense returning to campus, a transfer quarterback ready to ignite the offense, and a group of players with a strong understanding of Bloomgren’s system, the Owls can pose as legitimate C-USA contenders in 2020. It will be an abbreviated season, but Rice is currently favored in all six matchups so there is sense of promise exuding from Southeast Texas as football season approaches.