Rice Owls

2005 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT
14	Justin Abt J. Abt	DB	6'0"	205
5	Omeke Alikor O. Alikor	LB	6'0"	215
1	Gary Anderson G. Anderson	DB	5'11"	170
34	Nick Aranda N. Aranda	DB	6'0"	195
13	Joel Armstrong J. Armstrong	WR	5'11"	185
68	Lute Barber L. Barber	OL	6'7"	280
63	David Berken D. Berken	OL	6'4"	295
10	Bio Bilaye-Benibo B. Bilaye-Benibo	RB	6'0"	195
8	Lance Byrd L. Byrd	DB	5'11"	185
58	Jonathan Cary J. Cary	DL	6'3"	285
49	Buck Casson B. Casson	LB	6'1"	215
25	Andrew Cates A. Cates	RB	5'11"	220
99	George Chukwu G. Chukwu	DL	6'1"	305
64	Drew Clardy D. Clardy	LS	6'6"	270
16	Chase Clement C. Clement	QB	6'1"	208
92	Dejaun Cooper D. Cooper	DL	6'2"	280
94	Rob Daniel R. Daniel	DL	6'4"	245
21	Dietrich Davis D. Davis	DL	6'4"	225
81	Jarett Dillard J. Dillard	WR	5'11"	185
2	Andray Downs A. Downs	DB	5'9"	185
22	Mike Falco M. Falco	RB	5'9"	210
40	Jared Gilbert J. Gilbert	LB	5'11"	225
3	Matt Ginn M. Ginn	DB	5'9"	180
98	Courtney Gordon C. Gordon	DL	6'4"	255
80	Andy Hall A. Hall	WR	6'4"	215
6	Dustin Haynes D. Haynes	DB	5'10"	190
26	Bubba Heard B. Heard	DB	5'11"	185
7	Tommy Henderson T. Henderson	WR	5'9"	185
48	Adam Herrin A. Herrin	LB	6'0"	225
36	Vernon James V. James	LB	6'1"	220
41	Luke Juist L. Juist	K	6'1"	190
15	Brandon King B. King	DB	5'9"	182
27	Marcus Knox M. Knox	RB	5'10"	205
50	Rolf Krueger R. Krueger	OL	6'3"	290
12	Brennan Landry B. Landry	K	5'9"	185
71	Cory Laxen C. Laxen	OL	6'3"	290
28	Lance Luedeker L. Luedeker	LB	6'0"	220
93	Trey Macaluso T. Macaluso	DL	6'2"	230
58	Thadis Pegues T. Pegues	DL	6'1"	235
21	Chad Price C. Price	DB	6'0"	195
31	Brian Raines B. Raines	LB	6'1"	222
4	Marcus Rucker M. Rucker	LB	6'0"	200
85	Jared Scruggs J. Scruggs	P	6'3"	190
9	Ja'Corey Shepherd J. Shepherd	DB	5'11"	190
20	Bencil Smith B. Smith	DB	5'11"	200
44	Quinton Smith Q. Smith	RB	5'11"	195
47	John Syptak J. Syptak	DL	6'2"	255
29	Carl Taylor C. Taylor	DB	6'1"	195
23	Jon Turner J. Turner	DB	5'9"	180
33	John Wall J. Wall	RB	5'9"	200
38	Aubrey White A. White	DB	6'1"	190
73	Austin Wilkinson A. Wilkinson	OL	6'2"	275
89	Joe Don Wood J. Don Wood	RB	6'2"	235
30	Stephen Wood S. Wood	LB	5'11"	205
97	William Wood W. Wood	DL	6'3"	290

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333