Owls defense looking to make a statement from the outset in 2016 season opener.
Start Time: 7 pm (CST) Thursday, September 1st
Location: Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium, Bowling Green, Kentucky
Betting Line: WKU -16.5, O/U 63
Series Record: WKU 1-0
If there was one game that summed up the disappointment of 2015 Rice football, a 49-10 drubbing by Western Kentucky at Rice Stadium probably was it.
Rice entered that October game thinking they could compete for a conference crown. The wheels fell off instead as the 5-7 Owls were not invited to a bowl game for the first time since 2011.