2010 Rice Owls football team
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The 2010 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University
in the 2010
college football
season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach David Bailiff
, are members of Conference USA
in the West Division and played their home games at Rice Stadium
. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play.
) by the Houston Texans
—Sr. DE Cheta Ozougwu
Rice University
William Marsh Rice University, commonly referred to as Rice University or Rice, is a private research university located on a heavily wooded campus in Houston, Texas, United States...
in the 2010
2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season
The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...
college football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
season. The Owls, led by fourth-year head coach David Bailiff
David Bailiff
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, are members of Conference USA
Conference USA
Conference USA, officially abbreviated C-USA, is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports...
in the West Division and played their home games at Rice Stadium
Rice Stadium
Rice Stadium is a football stadium located on the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas. It has been the home of the Rice University football team since its completion in 1950 and hosted Super Bowl VIII in 1974....
. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in C-USA play.
Schedule
NFL Draft
7th Round, 254th Overall Pick (last pick also known as Mr. IrrelevantMr. Irrelevant
"Mr. Irrelevant" is the title bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft.- Irrelevant Week :The name arose in 1976, when former Southern California and NFL receiver Paul Salata founded "Irrelevant Week" in Newport Beach, California. He announced the final...
) by the Houston Texans
Houston Texans
The Houston Texans are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. The team is currently a member of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
—Sr. DE Cheta Ozougwu
Cheta Ozougwu
Chetachi "Cheta" Ozougwu is an American football outside linebacker for the Houston Texans of the National Football League. Cheta graduated from Alief Taylor High School. He played college football at Rice while amassing 197 total tackles and 11 sacks. He was drafted by the Texans with the last...