The Rice Owls were 7-5 in 2006. They fell to the Troy Trojans, 41 to 17, in the New Orleans Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
5-3 | 8-5 | ||
5-3 | 7-6 | ||
6-2 | 7-6 | ||
4-4 | 6-6 | ||
4-4 | 5-7 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 13 | 350 | 4,486 | 873 | 5.1 | 1,703 | 438 | 3.9 | 2,783 | 435 | 6.4 | 254 | 99 | 125 | 125 | 75 | 557 | ||
Team Rank | 39th | 50th | 22nd | 72nd | 60th | 56th | 62nd | 39th | 19th | 84th | 34th | 53rd | 40th | 40th | 68th | 39th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 432 | 5,388 | 6.6 | 2,442 | 463 | 5.3 | 2,946 | 358 | 8.2 | 256 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 110 | 924 | |||
Opponent Rank | 116th | 114th | 115th | 115th | 84th | 117th | 98th | 49th | 110th | 107th | 108th | 88th | 88th | 2nd | 1st | ||||
Net | -82 | -902 | +873 | -1.4 | -739 | -25 | -1.4 | -163 | +77 | -1.8 | -2 | -19 | -2 | -2 | -35 | -367 | |||
Net Rank | 90th | 102nd | 21st | 112th | 98th | 77th | 101st | 69th | 16th | 110th | 64th | 85th | 62nd | 62nd | 4th | 1st |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |