List of Rice Owls baseball seasons
This is a list of Rice Owls baseball seasons. The Rice Owls baseball team has represented Rice University dating back to its inception in 1913. The Owls played as a founding member of the Southwest Conference from its inception until the conference disbanded following the 1996 season. Since then, Rice has played in both the Western Athletic Conference and Conference USA.
Rice won the College World Series in 2003.
Season results
| National champions | College World Series berth | NCAA tournament berth[1] | Conference Tournament champions[2][3] | Conference Championships[2][3] |
| Season | Head coach | Conference | Season Results[4] | Tournament Results | Final Poll[5][A 1] | ||||||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Conference | Postseason[A 2] | BA | CB | Coaches | |||||||||||
| Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Wins | Losses | Ties | % | Finish | |||||||||
| Rice Owls | |||||||||||||||||
| 1913 | Philip Arbuckle | Independent | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1914 | Southwest Conference | 8 | 8 | 1 | .500 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1915 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .278 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1916 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1917 | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .429 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1918 | Jack Coombs | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1919 | Unknown | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1920 | Pete Cawthon | ? | ? | ? | ? | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1921 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1922 | Bob Countryman | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1923 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1924 | Mike O'Neill | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1925 | Joe Bedenk | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1926 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1927 | Dickey Kerr | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1928 | Dickey Kerr/Charley Schwartz | ? | ? | ? | ? | 6 | 14 | 0 | .300 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1929 | Gene Bailey | 9 | 15 | 0 | .375 | 7 | 13 | 0 | .350 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1930 | Danny Allnoch | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .277 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1931 | John Neimic | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 5 | 13 | 0 | .277 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1932 | 9 | 9 | 0 | .500 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | Did not play – Great Depression | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Did not play – Great Depression | ||||||||||||||||
| 1935 | Did not play – Great Depression | ||||||||||||||||
| 1936 | Cecil Grigg | Southwest Conference | 9 | 15 | 2 | .385 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1937 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 10 | 17 | 0 | .370 | 1 | 14 | 0 | .067 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 7 | 18 | 1 | .288 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1940 | 3 | 15 | 0 | .167 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 7 | 8 | 0 | .467 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1943 | 2 | 13 | 0 | .133 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1944 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | Did not play – World War II | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1945 | Jess Neely | 7 | 6 | 1 | .536 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1946 | Cecil Grigg | 7 | 10 | 1 | .417 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1947 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1948 | Jess Neely | 6 | 20 | 0 | .231 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1949 | Harold Stockbridge | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1950 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1952 | 12 | 12 | 0 | .480 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | Dell Morgan | 5 | 16 | 0 | .231 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1954 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 8 | 15 | 0 | .348 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1957 | 9 | 12 | 0 | .429 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .568 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1959 | 14 | 10 | 0 | .583 | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1960 | 17 | 8 | 0 | .680 | 10 | 5 | 0 | .667 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1961 | 13 | 11 | 0 | .542 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1962 | Joe Gallagher | 10 | 12 | 0 | .455 | 4 | 9 | 0 | .308 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | Doug Osburn | 9 | 17 | 0 | .346 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 7 | 17 | 0 | .292 | 3 | 12 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1965 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1966 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1967 | 17 | 10 | 0 | .630 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1968 | 10 | 15 | 0 | .400 | 6 | 12 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1969 | 14 | 11 | 0 | .560 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1970 | 18 | 11 | 0 | .621 | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1971 | 9 | 20 | 0 | .310 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1972 | 19 | 12 | 0 | .613 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1973 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1974 | 24 | 18 | 0 | .571 | 12 | 11 | 0 | .523 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1975 | 19 | 16 | 0 | .543 | 11 | 13 | 0 | .458 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1976 | 17 | 22 | 0 | .436 | 10 | 14 | 0 | .417 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 1977 | 15 | 26 | 0 | .366 | 7 | 15 | 0 | .318 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1978 | 18 | 29 | 0 | .383 | 6 | 18 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1979 | 20 | 29 | 0 | .408 | 5 | 19 | 0 | .208 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1980 | 14 | 29 | 0 | .326 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1981 | David Hall | 34 | 23 | 0 | .596 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | — | — | ||||||
| 1982 | 34 | 23 | 0 | .596 | 8 | 13 | 0 | .381 | — | — | |||||||
| 1983 | 36 | 16 | 0 | .692 | 11 | 10 | 0 | .524 | — | — | |||||||
| 1984 | 41 | 14 | 0 | .745 | 13 | 8 | 0 | .619 | — | 19 | — | ||||||
| 1985 | 27 | 21 | 0 | .563 | 5 | 15 | 0 | .250 | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | 34 | 26 | 0 | .567 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | — | — | |||||||
| 1987 | 23 | 23 | 0 | .511 | 5 | 16 | 0 | .238 | — | — | |||||||
| 1988 | 31 | 28 | 0 | .525 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | — | — | |||||||
| 1989 | 28 | 30 | 0 | .483 | 4 | 17 | 0 | .190 | — | — | |||||||
| 1990 | 33 | 29 | 0 | .532 | 11 | 9 | 0 | .550 | — | — | |||||||
| 1991 | 16 | 34 | 0 | .320 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | — | — | |||||||
| 1992 | Wayne Graham | 29 | 26 | 0 | .527 | 15 | 21 | 0 | .416 | — | |||||||
| 1993 | 36 | 18 | 0 | .667 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .389 | 5th | — | |||||||
| 1994 | 34 | 21 | 0 | .618 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | T-2nd | 3rd | — | ||||||
| 1995 | 43 | 19 | 0 | .694 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | T-2nd | 4th | South Regional | 12 | 15 | 12 | |||
| 1996 | 42 | 23 | 0 | .646 | 6 | 15 | 0 | .286 | T-6th | 1st [6] | Midwest Regional | 17 | 25 | 15 | |||
| 1997 | Western Athletic Conference | 47 | 16 | 0 | .746 | 20 | 9 | 0 | .690 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | 8 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1998 | 46 | 17 | 0 | .730 | 26 | 4 | 0 | .867 | 1st | Central Regional | 15 | 17 | 15 | ||||
| 1999 | 59 | 15 | 0 | .797 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 2000 | 43 | 23 | 0 | .652 | 19 | 11 | 0 | .633 | 1st | Houston Regional | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 47 | 20 | 0 | .701 | 26 | 10 | 0 | .722 | 1st | Lincoln Super Regional | 13 | 16 | 12 | ||||
| 2002 | 52 | 14 | 0 | .788 | 28 | 2 | 0 | .933 | 1st | College World Series | 5 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| 2003 | 58 | 12 | 0 | .829 | 25 | 5 | 0 | .833 | 1st | National champions | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2004 | 46 | 14 | 0 | .767 | 24 | 6 | 0 | .800 | 1st | Houston Regional | 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| 2005 | 45 | 19 | 0 | .703 | 21 | 9 | 0 | .700 | 1st | New Orleans Super Regional | 13 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| 2006 | Conference USA | 57 | 13 | 0 | .814 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .919 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | 56 | 14 | 0 | .800 | 22 | 2 | 0 | .919 | 1st | 1st | College World Series | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 2008 | 47 | 15 | 0 | .758 | 21 | 3 | 0 | .875 | 1st | First round | College World Series | 8 | 8 | 7 | |||
| 2009 | 43 | 18 | 0 | .705 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 4th | 1st | Baton Rouge Super Regional | 6 | 7 | 7 | |||
| 2010 | 40 | 23 | 0 | .635 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 1st | 2nd | Austin Regional | ||||||
| 2011 | 42 | 21 | 0 | .667 | 16 | 8 | 0 | .667 | 1st | 1st | Houston Regional | ||||||
| 2012 | 40 | 17 | 0 | .702 | 17 | 7 | 0 | .708 | 1st | Division A | Houston Regional | ||||||
| 2013 | 44 | 20 | 0 | .688 | 15 | 9 | 0 | .625 | 1st | 1st | Raleigh Super Regional | ||||||
| 2014 | 41 | 18 | 0 | .695 | 23 | 7 | 0 | .767 | 1st | 1st | Houston Regional | ||||||
| 2015 | 35 | 18 | 0 | .660 | 22 | 8 | 0 | .733 | 1st | First round | Houston Regional | ||||||
| 2016 | 38 | 24 | 0 | .613 | 19 | 10 | 0 | .655 | 4th | 2nd | Baton Rouge Regional | ||||||
| 2017 | 33 | 31 | 0 | .516 | 16 | 14 | 0 | .533 | 6th | 1st | Houston Regional | ||||||
| 2018 | 23 | 28 | 0 | .451 | 11 | 14 | 0 | .440 | 7th | Semifinals | — | ||||||
| 2019 | Matt Bragga | 26 | 33 | 0 | .441 | 14 | 16 | 0 | .467 | 7th | Semifinals | — | |||||
| 2020 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2021 | 23 | 29 | 1 | .443 | 11 | 20 | 1 | .359 | 10th | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2022 | José Cruz Jr. | 17 | 39 | 0 | .304 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .300 | 9th | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | 21 | 37 | 0 | .362 | 9 | 21 | 0 | .300 | 8th | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Total | W | L | T | % | Championships | ||||||||||||
| All-Time record [7] | 2143 | 1715 | 10 | .555 | |||||||||||||
| Conference record | 939 | 1058 | 3 | .470 | 18 Conference Championships 11 Tournament championships | ||||||||||||
| College World Series record | 10 | 13 | 0 | .435 | 1 National Championship 7 CWS Appearances 23 NCAA tournament Appearances | ||||||||||||
Notes
- ^ Collegiate Baseball began team rankings in 1959. Baseball America began during the 1981 season. The Coaches' Poll (published by USA Today's Sports Weekly and ESPN) began publishing its rankings during the 1992 season.
- ^ Postseason play involving the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship began in 1947.
References
- ^ "Official 2001 NCAA Spring Championships Records Book". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "WAC Baseball Media Guide". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ^ a b "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ^ "Rice Baseball Media Guide". Rice University. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
- ^ "Division I Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. Retrieved January 19, 2009.
- ^ "1996 SWC Tournament". OrangeBlood.org. Retrieved January 3, 2009.
- ^ Includes conference tournaments and College World Series games.