Rice University
- Location: Houston, TX
- Nickname: Owls
- Conference: American Athletic Conference 2024- ; Conference USA 2006-2023; Western Athletic Conference 1997-2005; Southwest Conference -1996
- Ballpark: Reckling Park
College World Series Appearances: 7 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007 & 2008
College World Series title in 2003.
In a bizarre development, Rice University was the owner of Yankee Stadium for a spell. This happened in 1962 when John Cox, who was a 1927 Rice graduate and had become the owner of the Yankee Stadium Corporation in 1955, turned over the shares to his alma mater as an income-generating grant. So Rice, owned the building, although the Knights of Columbus owned the land on which it was built, to make the arrangement even stranger. The stadium was not properly maintained during that period - not too surprisingly - and in 1971 it was bought by the City of New York through eminent domain, and given a thorough restoration in 1974 and 1975.
People who went here[edit]
- David Aardsma, pitcher
- Dane Acker, minor league pitcher
- Matt Anderson, pitcher
- Jim Asbell, outfielder
- Josh Baker, minor league pitcher
- Phil Barzilla, pitcher
- Kenny Baugh, minor league pitcher
- Bobby Bell, minor league pitcher
- Lance Berkman, outfielder
- Jay Bluthardt, minor league outfielder
- Hunter Brown, minor league infielder
- Tim Byrdak, pitcher
- Frank Carswell, outfielder
- Jim Casey, minor league pitcher
- J.T. Chargois, pitcher
- Norm Charlton, pitcher
- Tony Cingrani, pitcher
- Pat Combs, pitcher
- Daniel Cooper, minor league pitcher
- Ria Cortesio, minor league umpire
- Bubba Crosby, outfielder
- Jose Cruz, minor league infielder
- Jose Cruz Jr., outfielder
- Eddie Degerman, minor league pitcher
- Jon Duplantier, pitcher
- Tyler Duffey, pitcher
- Eddie Dyer, pitcher
- John Eierman, minor league outfielder
- Brian Friday, minor league infielder
- Josh Geer, pitcher
- Mike Grace, minor league infielder
- Tristan Gray, infielder
- Kyle Gunderson, minor league pitcher
- Marcus Gwyn, pitcher
- Rick Hague, minor league infielder
- Patrick Hallmark, minor league outfielder
- Dave Hilton, infielder
- Brock Holt, infielder
- Philip Humber, pitcher
- Paul Janish, infielder
- Kevin Joseph, pitcher
- Jay Knoblauh, minor league outfielder
- Evan Kravetz, pitcher
- Matt Langwell, pitcher
- Danny Lehmann, minor league catcher
- Scott Lonergan, minor league pitcher
- Lucas Luetge, pitcher
- Mike Macha, infielder
- Dane Myers, outfielder
- David H. Nathan, author
- Jeff Niemann, pitcher
- Glenn Otto, pitcher
- Josh Pettitte, drafted pitcher
- Anthony Rendon, infielder
- Mark Quinn, outfielder
- Dave Pavlas, pitcher
- Lance Pendleton, pitcher
- Bryan Price, pitcher
- Ford Proctor, infielder
- Allan Ramirez, pitcher
- Mario Ramos, pitcher
- Darrell Richardson, minor league pitcher
- Josh Rodriguez, infielder
- Jared Rogers, minor league pitcher
- Ben Rosengard, minor league infielder
- Pete Runnels, infielder
- Joe Savery, pitcher
- Vince Sinisi, minor league outfielder
- Jon Skaggs, minor league pitcher
- Cole St. Clair, minor league pitcher
- Craig Stansberry, infielder
- Ricky Strebeck, minor league pitcher
- Damon Thames, minor league infielder
- Wade Townsend, minor league pitcher
- Matt Williams, pitcher
- Joe Wood, infielder
Coaches[edit]
- Phillip Arbuckle, 1913-1917
- Jack Coombs, 1918
- Leslie Mann, 1920
- Pete Cawthon, 1921
- Bob Countryman, 1922-1923
- Michael O'Neill, 1924
- Joe Bedenk, 1925-1927
- Dickie Kerr, 1928
- Charley Schwartz, 1928
- Gene Bailey, 1929
- Danny Allnoch, 1930
- John Neimic, 1931-1932
- Cecil Grigg, 1936-44, 1946-47
- Jess Neely, 1945, 1948
- Harold Stockbridge, 1949-52
- Dell Morgan, 1953-61
- Joe Gallagher, 1962
- Doug Osburn, 1963-80
- David Hall, 1981-1991
- Wayne Graham, 1992-2018
- Matt Bragga, 2019-2021
- Jose Cruz Jr., 2022-2025*
- David Pierce, 2025-present
Assistant Coaches[edit]
- Patrick Hallmark, 2006-2012
- Paul Janish, 2018-
- David Pierce, 2003-2011
- Mike Taylor, 2001-2012
- Clay Van Hook, 2012-2017?
*Parker Bangs was interim coach from March 13-17 after the dismissal of Jose Cruz.
Year-by-Year Record[edit]
| Year | Overall Record | Conference Record | Post Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | 3-3 | ||
| 1914 | 8-8-1 | 1-2-1 | |
| 1915 | 5-13 | 3-11 | |
| 1916 | 4-16 | 2-9 | |
| 1917 | 8-5-1 | 3-4-1 | |
| 1918 | 6-8 | 0-2 | |
| 1920 | 4-13 | 1-10 | |
| 1921 | 3-9 | 3-8 | |
| 1922 | 2-5 | 1-5 | |
| 1923 | 4-9 | 3-7 | |
| 1924 | 4-12 | 3-11 | |
| 1925 | 8-6 | 6-6 | |
| 1926 | 8-7 | 5-6 | |
| 1927 | 7-15 | 6-14 | |
| 1928 | 8-15 | 6-14 | |
| 1929 | 9-15 | 7-13 | |
| 1930 | 6-16 | 5-13 | |
| 1931 | 4-8 | 3-7 | |
| 1932 | 9-9 | 9-5 | |
| 1936 | 9-15-2 | 5-9 | |
| 1937 | 3-12 | 3-12 | |
| 1938 | 10-17 | 1-14 | |
| 1939 | 7-18-1 | 4-11 | |
| 1940 | 3-15 | 3-11 | |
| 1941 | 7-8 | 5-8 | |
| 1942 | 5-10-1 | 5-9 | |
| 1943 | 2-13 | 0-8 | |
| 1944 | 2-10 | ||
| 1945 | 7-6-1 | 6-5 | |
| 1946 | 7-10-1 | 6-9 | |
| 1947 | 5-11 | 4-10 | |
| 1948 | 6-20 | 3-11 | |
| 1949 | 4-14 | 3-11 | |
| 1950 | 9-12 | 2-11 | |
| 1951 | 8-13 | 3-12 | |
| 1952 | 12-13 | 5-10 | |
| 1953 | 5-16 | 3-11 | |
| 1954 | 5-19 | 2-12 | |
| 1955 | 8-15 | 5-10 | |
| 1956 | 11-13 | 6-9 | |
| 1957 | 9-12 | 5-10 | |
| 1958 | 12-9-1 | 8-6 | |
| 1959 | 14-10 | 7-7 | |
| 1960 | 17-8 | 10-5 | |
| 1961 | 13-11 | 6-6 | |
| 1962 | 10-12 | 4-9 | |
| 1963 | 9-17 | 2-11 | |
| 1964 | 7-17 | 3-12 | |
| 1965 | 10-15 | 5-10 | |
| 1966 | 14-11 | 5-10 | |
| 1967 | 17-10 | 5-10 | |
| 1968 | 10-15 | 6-12 | |
| 1969 | 14-11 | 7-6 | |
| 1970 | 18-11 | 10-7 | |
| 1971 | 9-20 | 3-14 | |
| 1972 | 19-12 | 11-7 | |
| 1973 | 16-14 | 6-10 | |
| 1974 | 24-18 | 12-11 | |
| 1975 | 19-16 | 11-13 | |
| 1976 | 17-22 | 10-14 | |
| 1977 | 15-26 | 7-15 | |
| 1978 | 18-29 | 6-18 | |
| 1979 | 20-29 | 5-19 | |
| 1980 | 14-29 | 8-16 | |
| 1981 | 34-23 | 11-10 | SWC |
| 1982 | 34-23 | 8-13 | |
| 1983 | 36-16 | 11-10 | SWC |
| 1984 | 41-14 | 13-8 | SWC |
| 1985 | 27-21 | 5-15 | |
| 1986 | 34-26 | 5-16 | |
| 1987 | 23-23 | 5-16 | |
| 1988 | 31-28 | 6-15 | |
| 1989 | 28-30 | 4-17 | |
| 1990 | 33-29 | 11-9 | SWC |
| 1991 | 16-34 | 6-15 | |
| 1992 | 29-26 | 15-21 | |
| 1993 | 36-18 | 7-11 | |
| 1994 | 34-21 | 12-6 | SWC |
| 1995 | 43-19 | 15-9 | SWC / CWS Regionals |
| 1996 | 42-23 | 9-15 | SWC / CWS Regionals |
| 1997 | 47-16 | 20-9 | WAC / CWS Regionals / CWS |
| 1998 | 46-17 | 26-4 | WAC / CWS Regionals |
| 1999 | 59-15 | 25-5 | WAC / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2000 | 43-23 | 19-11 | CWS Regionals |
| 2001 | 47-20 | 26-10 | CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2002 | 52-14 | 28-2 | CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2003 | 58-12 | 25-5 | CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2004 | 46-14 | 24-6 | CWS Regionals |
| 2005 | 45-19 | 21-9 | CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2006 | 57-13 | 22-2 | C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2007 | 56-14 | 22-2 | C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2008 | 47-15 | 21-3 | C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals / CWS |
| 2009 | 43-18 | 17-7 | C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2010 | 40-23 | 17-7 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2011 | 42-21 | 16-8 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2012 | 41-19 | 17-7 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2013 | 44-20 | 15-9 | C-USA / CWS Regionals / CWS Super Regionals |
| 2014 | 42-20 | 23-7 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2015 | 37-22 | 22-8 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2016 | 38-24 | 19-10 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2017 | 33-31 | 16-14 | C-USA / CWS Regionals |
| 2018 | 26-31-2 | 12-15-2 | C-USA |
| 2019 | 26-33 | 14-16 | C-USA |
| 2020 | 2-14 | 0-0 | |
| 2021 | 23-29-1 | 11-20-1 | |
| 2022 | 17-39 | 9-21 | |
| 2023 | 21-37 | 9-21 | C-USA |
| 2024 | 23-36 | 11-16 | American |
| 2025 | 17-40 | 10-17 | American |
| 2026 | 16-11 | American |


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