2017 Rice Football Media Guide
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BRIAN PATTERSON SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTER An exciting new chapter in the storied history of Rice Stadium and Rice Athletics debuts this fall when the Owls move into their sparkling new end zone facility, the Brian Patterson Sports Perfor- mance Center. The fully-funded $33 million project includes a 60,000-square-foot, two-story structure that houses a weight room, a home team locker room, coaching and staff offices, an auditorium, a football team lounge and areas for training and sports medicine that include hydrotherapy, plunge pools and exam rooms. The weight room and sports medicine areas will be available to student-athletes from all sports at Rice. The new building features a glass wall on the side facing the football field that offers a view of the weight rooms on the ground and second floors. The other three sides will be made of brick that complements the color of the brick on the rest of the stadium. White columns supporting the roof will be similar to the columns in other parts of the stadium. A concrete ramp will provide access to the football field. Fans will also benefit from the dramatic upgrade in facilities with the installation of a new Daktronics video system Rice Stadium will also feature two acoustically transparent video displays in front of the venue’s speaker systems. These free-form LED stick applications will measure 29 feet high by 10 feet wide to provide additional video and graphics capabilities in a space typically used for fixed signage. These displays will provide flexibility to show multiple sponsorship messages throughout an event or additional graphics to pump up the crowd at key moments during the game. Rice is the second school in the country to implement the new technology and this installation is the largest of its kind. Rice alumnus and three-year football letterman Brian Patterson provided the naming gift for the facility. Patterson joined the Rice football program from Fort Worth Paschal High School in 1980 and graduated in 1984. He twice led the Owls in interceptions, and his nine career interceptions are tied for seventh best in school history. In 1983 he was named to the Academic All-America Division I football team by the College Sports Information Directors of America. The architect for the project was HKS, which built the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, and the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Anslow Bryant has served as the general contractor. Assistant HC/Special Teams Coordinator/LB l TEAM INFORMATION UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Darrell Patterson RICE FACT BOOK CONTENTS Location l Houston, Texas 77251 2016 Record l 3-9 Alma Mater l TCU, ‘84 C-USA Record/Finish l 2-6 / T-5th West Founded l 1891 Rice Football Rosters 2 DC/Cornerbacks l Brian Stewart Starters Returning/Lost l 18/9 Enrollment l 6,469 Rice Pronunciation Guide 5 Alma Mater l Northern Arizona, ‘95 Offense l 7/5 Nickname l Owls OC/Wide Receivers l Billy Lynch Defense l 9/3 Rice Player Biographies 6 Mascot l Sammy the Owl Alma Mater l Ball State, ‘02 Specialists l 2/1 Rice Coaching Staff Biographies 72 Colors l Blue (pms 281c) and Gray (pms 424c) QBs l Wesley Beschorner Lettermen Returning/Lost l 52/17 2016 Statistics 88 Conference l Conference USA Alma Mater l South Dakota, ‘05 Offense l 21/7 2016 Review 108 Stadium l Rice Stadium (47,000) Defensive Line l Frank Okam Defense l 29/9 Rice Record Book 132 Playing Surface l AstroTurf Alma Mater l Texas, ‘08 Special Teams l 2/1 Post-Season Honors 169 President l David W. Leebron (Harvard, ‘76) Tight Ends l David Sloan Team Awards 174 Athletics Director l Joe Karlgaard (Stanford, ‘96) Alma Mater l New Mexico, ‘95 Rice Letterman List 180 Athletics Phone Number l 713.348.6920 MEDIA RELATIONS Running Backs l Anthony Steward All-Time Results 190 Ticket Office Number l 713.348.OWLS (6957) Football Contact l Chuck Pool Alma Mater l Kansas, ‘12 Series Records 203 Mailing Address l P.O. Box 1892, MS 548 Office Number l 713.348.5775 Safeties l Scott Vestal Rice Bowl History 205 Houston, TX 77251-1892 Cell Number l 832.244.6476 Alma Mater l Texas A&M, ‘03 2016-17 C-USA Bowls 206 Physical Address l Tudor Fieldhouse Email Address l [email protected] Offensive Linemen l Ronnie Vinklarek 6100 Main Street SID Fax Number l 713.348.6019 Alma Mater l Southwest Texas, ‘81 Houston, TX 77005 Rice Press Box l 713.348.5638 Strength & Conditioning l Ryan Tedford Alma Mater l Sam Houston State, ‘95 COACHING STAFF Assistant AD/Football Operations l Jerry Pickle RICE DIGITAL & SOCIAL MEDIA Head Coach l David Bailiff Alma Mater l Delta State, ‘76 Rice Website l RiceOwls.com Rice University is committed to affirmative action and Alma Mater l Texas State, ‘81 Rice Facebook l facebook.com/riceowlsfootball equal opportunity in education and employment. Rice does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, Record at Rice l 56-69 (.448) l 10 Seasons Rice Twitter l @ricefootball Career Record l 77-84 (.478) l 13 Seasons sex, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, age, disability or veteran status. RICE FOOTBALL I 1 No Name Ht Wt Pos Cl-Exp Hometown/Last School 53 Elms, Cole 6-2 270 OL RS SO College Station, Texas/Brazos Christian 96 Abercrumbia, Zach 6-2 300 DT RS SO-1L Dallas, Texas/Skyline 33 Esukpa, Emmanuel 5-11.5 230 RB RS SO-1L Grand Prairie, Texas/Mansfield 36 Adams, Myles 6-2 280 DL SO-1L Arlington, Texas/Mansfield Summit 2 Fox, Jack 6-1.5 215 K JR-2L St. Louis, Missouri/Ladue Horton Watkins 15 Akunebu, Uzoma 5-11 230 LB SO-1L Austin, Texas/St. Stephens Episcopal 92 Garcia, Elijah 6-5 305 DL RS FR San Antonio, Texas/Stevens 66 Anderson, Calvin 6-5 285 OL RS JR-2L Austin, Texas/Westlake 4 Glaesmann, Sam 6-3 210 QB RS FR Waco, Texas/Midway 58 Baker, Shea 6-1 29 5 OL FR Round Rock, Texas/Cedar Ridge 51 Godber, Peter 6-3 300 OL RS SR-3L Toronto, Ontario/St. Andrew’s 34 Ballard, Joe 6-0 205 LB SR-2L Manhattan, Kan./Manhattan 99 Gordon, Preston 6-0 280 DT RS JR-12 McKinney, Texas/Frisco Heritage 19 Banks, V.J. 6-1 195 CB SR-3L Bryan, Texas/Bryan 46 Grammer, Garrett 6-0 217 LB FR Rosenberg, Texas/Richmond Foster 86 Barnes, Chris 6-1 255 P RS SO The Woodlands, Texas/College Park 37 Grams, Jacob 6-0 190 SAF FR Houston, Texas/Episcopal[ 14 Bertrand, Christian 5-11 200 DB JR-1L Missouri City, Texas/Hightower 15 Granato, J.T. 6-3.5 220 QB RS SO-1L Houston, Texas/Kinkaid 7 Bickham, Justin 6-1 195 CB SO-1L Pflugerville, Texas/Pflugerville 18 Granson, Kylen 6-3 220 WR SO-1L Austin, Texas/Westlake 16 Blosser, Robbie 6-0 180 QB FR Thousand Oaks, Calif./Bishop Mora Salesian 49 Green, D.J. 6-2 220 LB GS-3L Mesquite, Texas/Horn 6 Boudreaux, Chris 5-11 155 WR FR Beaumont, Texas/Central 74 Greene, Jack 6-4 345 OL RS FR Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point 82 Bull, Jaegar 6-4 213 TE FR Corpus Christi, Texas/Flour Bluff 93 Hanusa, Parker 6-4 260 DL RS JR-1L Austin, Texas/Westwood 83 Cardwell, Rhett 6-1 200 WR RS FR Houston, Texas/Kinkaid School 25 Harrison, Will 5-11 175 K FR Westfield, Ind./Westfield 28 Cephus, Aaron 6-4 205 WR RS FR Houston, Texas/Dekaney 52 Hubbard, JaVante 6-2 245 DL RS FR Houston, Texas/Elsik 22 Cimino, Lawrence 5-10 180 CB RS JR-1L Plano, Texas/West 9 Hudak, Jesse 5-9 170 WR RS JR Pearland, Texas/Dawson 9 Clark, Jorian 5-10 185 CB RS JR-2L Mesquite, Texas/Horn 17 Ibe, J.T. 6-0 200 SAF RS JR-2L Mansfield, Texas/Mansfield 12 Conrad, Austin 5-11 174 WR FR Spring, Texas/Klein 42 James, Dylan 6-4 215 LB RS FR San Antonio, Texas/Johnson 4 Corbett, Ford 5-8 185 SAF RS JR-1L Ft. Worth, Texas/All Saints Episcopal 81 Johnson, Cameron 6-1 185 WR RS SO-1L Spring, Texas/Klein Collins 16 Cummings, Josh 5-9.5 190 CB RS SO-1L Murphy, Texas/Dallas Jesuit 56 Klingler, Cory 6-4 305 OL RS JR-2L Alvin, Texas/New Caney 79 Dill, Joseph 6-4 330 OL SO Bayton, Texas/Lee 84 Long, Trevor 6-5 240 WR RS JR-2L East Bernard, Texas/East Bernard 3 Douglas-Dotson, Brandon 5-9.5 180 CB JR-2L Hutton, Texas/Hutto 68 MacKeller, Gregor 6-5 350 OL FR Timberlea, Nova Scotia/St. Andrew’s 33 Ekpe, Anthony 6-0 225 LB RS FR Pflugerville, Texas/Hendrickson 39 Malcomb, Clayton 6-0 220 DS RS JR-1L Tomball, Texas/Concordia Lutheran 25 Ellerbe, Nahshon 5-9 205 RB RS SO-1L Frisco, Texas/Trinity Christian Academy 19 Marshman, Evan 5-11 193 QB FR Austin, Texas/Houston Christian 58 Ellerbee, Emmanuel 6-1 235 LB SR-3L Houston, Texas/Strake Jesuit 54 Martin, Trey 6-2 300 OL RS SR-3L El Campo, Texas/El Campo 12 Ellis D Angelo 5-11 165 DB SO-1L Houston, Texas/Cy Ridge 36 Matiscik, Paine 5-8 230 FB RS SR-1L McKinney, Texas/Boyd 2 I RICE FOOTBALL I ROSTERS 39 Miller, Camden 5-10 181 LB FR Houston, Texas/Episcopal 32 Spencer, Nolan 6-3 183 WR FR Arnhem, The Netherlands 60 Mokry, Crockett 6-4 290 OL RS SO McCoy, Texas/Pleasanton 45 Stewart, Samuel 5-9 205 RB RS JR-2L Cypress, Texas/Cy Woods 8 Montgomery, Cameron 5-7 155 WR FR Stafford, Texas/Stafford 75 Terrill, Matt 6-6.5 305 OL RS SO-1L Austin, Texas/Hyde Park 59 Morris, Matt 6-1 220 LB RS SO-1L Boerne, Texas/Champion 28 Thomas, Cole 6-1 200 SAF GS-3L Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch 7 Myers, Jordan 6-2 225 WR RS FR Dickinson, Texas/Dickinson 91 Thompson, Carl 6-3 310 DT JR-2L Denton, Texas/Guyer 5 Newsome, Dasharm 5-11 185 DB RS FR Houston, Texas/Cy Ridge 70 Thompson, Kenneth 6-4 320 OL RS SR-2L Houston, Texas/Langham Creek 31 Nwakamma, Martin 6-1 210 SAF RS JR-2L Leander, Texas/Leander 18 Thornton, Tyrae 5-10 171 DB FR Houston, Texas/Cy Ridge 20 Nyakwol, George 6-0 176 DB FR Houston, Texas/Aldine Eisenhower 18 Tobola, Haden 6-1 190 K JR-2L West, Texas/West 10 Orji, Kenneth 6-2 218 DE FR Missouri City, Texas/Elkins 10 Trammell, Austin 5-10 174 WR FR Spring, Texas/Klein 77 Osuji, Uzoma 6-6 280 OL RS FR Coppell, Texas/Coppell 14 Tyner, Jackson 6-5 245 QB RS SO-1L Edgewood, Texas/Edgewood 90 Padgett, Blain 6-5 250 DE JR-2L Sour Lake, Texas/Hardin Jefferson 21 Uretsky, Nick 6-0 240 LB RS SR-3L San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights 89 Peterson, Brandt 6-7 250 TE FR Austin, Texas/Hyde Park Baptist 1 Walter, Aston 5-8 210 WR RS JR-2L Crosby, Texas/Crosby 55 Phan, Jae 6-2 220 DE RS JR-1L Missouri City, Texas/Ridge Point 2 Walter, Austin 5-8 200 RB RS JR-2L Crosby, Texas/Crosby 35 Phillips, Will 6-4 250 DL RS FR Franklin, Texas/Franklin 88 Wells III, Robby 6-6 260 TE RS SR-3L Katy, Texas/Taylor 76 Pierce, Sam 6-6 300 OL RS JR-2L Cypress, Texas/St.