The Rice Owls were 9-3 in 2008. They emerged victorious over the Western Michigan Broncos, 38 to 14, in the Texas Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-2 | 9-5 | |
7-1 | 11-3 | ||
7-1 | 10-3 | ||
6-2 | 8-5 | ||
4-4 | 7-6 |
| 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 | 537 | 6,122 | 965 | 6.3 | 1,868 | 449 | 4.2 | 4,254 | 516 | 8.2 | 337 | 116 | 198 | 198 | 64 | 552 | ||
Team Rank | 8th | 12th | 12th | 18th | 58th | 61st | 60th | 5th | 7th | 16th | 7th | 40th | 5th | 5th | 32nd | 37th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 433 | 5,879 | 6.3 | 2,376 | 461 | 5.2 | 3,503 | 478 | 7.3 | 307 | 131 | 158 | 158 | 72 | 633 | |||
Opponent Rank | 112th | 120th | 108th | 102nd | 65th | 105th | 113th | 112th | 86th | 119th | 107th | 111th | 111th | 69th | 65th | ||||
Net | +104 | +243 | +965 | +0.1 | -508 | -12 | -1.0 | +751 | +38 | +0.9 | +30 | -15 | +40 | +40 | -8 | -81 | |||
Net Rank | 26th | 49th | 11th | 60th | 90th | 61st | 99th | 16th | 38th | 33rd | 34th | 74th | 18th | 18th | 42nd | 36th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |