List of Rice Owls baseball seasons

The Rice Owls baseball team has represented Rice University over 97 seasons, 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.

Year-by-Year

College World Series Championships 1947–present

CWS Appearances 1947–present

NCAA Tournament Appearances 1947–present [1]

Conference Championships SWC 1914–1996 WAC 1997–2005 [2] C-USA 2006–present [3]

Year	Conference	Season Records [4]				Post-Season	Awards[5][6]
		Overall W-L	Win %	Conf. W-L	Conf. %
1913	Independent	3-3	.500
1914	SWC	8-8-1	.500	1-2-1	.333
1915	SWC	5-13	.278	3-11	.214
1916	SWC	???		2-9	.182
1917	SWC	8-5-1	.615	3-4-1	.429
1918	SWC	6-8	.429	0-2	.000
1919	SWC	???
1920	SWC	???		1-10	.091
1921	SWC	3-9	.250	3-8	.273
1922	SWC	2-5	.286	1-5	.167
1923	SWC	4-9	.308	3-7	.300
1924	SWC	4-12	.250	3-11	.214
Year	Conference	Overall W-L	Win %	Conf. W-L	Conf. %	Post-Season	Awards
1925	SWC	???		6-6	.500
1926	SWC	???		5-6	.455
1927	SWC	???		6-14	.300
1928	SWC	???		6-14	.300
1929	SWC	9-15	.375	7-13	.350
1930	SWC	6-12	.333	5-13	.277
1931	SWC	4-8	.333	5-13	.277
1932	SWC	9-9	.500	9-5.643
1933	Did not play - Great Depression
1934	Did not play - Great Depression
1935	Did not play - Great Depression
1936	SWC	9-15-2	.385	5-9	.357
1937	SWC	3-12	.200	3-12	.200
1938	SWC	10-17	.370	1-14	.067
1939	SWC	7-18-1	.288	4-11	.267
1940	SWC	3-15	.167	3-11	.214
1941	SWC	7-8	.467	5-8	.385
1942	SWC	5-10-1	.344	5-9	.357
1943	SWC	2-13	.133	0-8	.000
1944	SWC	2-10	.167	DNP - WW2
1945	SWC	7-6-1	.536	6-5	.545
1946	SWC	7-10-1	.417	6-9	.400
1947	SWC	5-11	.313	4-10	.286
1948	SWC	6-20	.231	3-11	.214
1949	SWC	4-14	.222	3-11	.214
Year	Conference	Overall W-L	Win %	Conf. W-L	Conf. %	Post-Season	Awards
1950	SWC	9-12	.429	2-11	.154
1951	SWC	8-13	.381	3-12	.200
1952	SWC	12-12	.480	5-10	.333
1953	SWC	5-16	.231	3-11	.214
1954	SWC	5-19	.208	2-12	.143
1955	SWC	8-15	.348	5-10	.333
1956	SWC	11-13	.458	6-9	.400
1957	SWC	9-12	.429	5-10	.333
1958	SWC	12-9-1	.568	8-6	.571
1959	SWC	14-10	.583	7-7	.500
1960	SWC	17-8	.680	10-5	.667
1961	SWC	13-11	.542	6-6	.500
1962	SWC	10-12	.455	4-9	.308
1963	SWC	9-17	.346	2-11	.154
1964	SWC	7-17	.292	3-12	.200
1965	SWC	10-15	.400	5-10	.333
1966	SWC	14-11	.560	5-10	.333
1967	SWC	17-10	.630	5-10	.333
1968	SWC	10-15	.400	6-12	.333
1969	SWC	14-11	.560	7-6	.538
1970	SWC	18-11	.621	10-7	.588
1971	SWC	9-20	.310	3-14	.176
1972	SWC	19-12	.613	11-7	.611
1973	SWC	16-14	.533	6-10	.375
1974	SWC	24-18	.571	12-11	.523
Year	Conference	Overall W-L	Win %	Conf. W-L	Conf. %	Post-Season	Awards
1975	SWC	19-16	.543	11-13	.458
1976	SWC	17-22	.436	10-14	.417
1977	SWC	15-26	.366	7-15	.318
1978	SWC	18-29	.383	6-18	.250
1979	SWC	20-29	.408	5-19	.208
1980	SWC	14-29	.326	8-16	.333
1981	SWC	34-23	.596	11-10	.524
1982	SWC	34-23	.596	8-13	.381
1983	SWC	36-16	.692	11-10	.524
1984	SWC	41-14	.745	13-8	.619		#19 Collegiate Baseball
1985	SWC	27-21	.563	5-15	.250
1986	SWC	34-26	.567	5-16	.238
1987	SWC	23-23	.511	5-16	.238
1988	SWC	31-28	.525	6-15	.286
1989	SWC	28-30	.483	4-17	.190
1990	SWC	33-29	.532	11-9	.550
1991	SWC	16-34	.320	6-15	.286
1992	SWC	29-26	.527	15-21	.416
1993	SWC	36-18	.667	7-11	.389
1994	SWC	34-21	.618	12-6	.667		Jose Cruz, Jr. All American[7]
1995	SWC	43-19	.694	15-9	.625	4th SWC Tournament, 0-2 [8] Lost South Regional, 3-2	#12 USA Today #12 Baseball America #15 Collegiate Baseball Jose Cruz, Jr. All American[9]
1996	SWC	42-23	.646	6-15	.286	Won SWC Tournament, 4-0 [10] Lost Midwest Regional, 3-2	#15 USA Today #17 Baseball America #25 Collegiate Baseball
1997	WAC	47-16	.746	20-9	.690	Won WAC Tournament, 4-0 Won Central Regional, 4-0 Lost College World Series, 0-2	#8 USA Today #8 Baseball America #7 Collegiate Baseball Matt Anderson All American[11] Lance Berkman All American, POY[12]
1998	WAC	46-17	.730	26-4	.867	Won WAC Tournament, 4-0 Lost Central Regional, 2-1	#15 USA Today #15 Baseball America #17 Collegiate Baseball Bubba Crosby All American[13] Damon Thames All American, POY[14]
1999	WAC	59-15	.797	25-5	.833	Won WAC Tournament, 4-0 Won Lubbock Regional, 4-1 Won Houston Super Regional, 2-1 Lost College World Series, 1-2	#8 National Seed #5 USA Today #5 Baseball America #5 Collegiate Baseball Mario Ramos All American[15] Wayne Graham COY[16]
Year	Conference	Overall W-L	Win %	Conf. W-L	Conf. %	Post-Season	Awards
2000	WAC	43-23	.652	19-11	.633	Lost Houston Regional, 3-2	#26 Collegiate Baseball
2001	WAC	47-20	.701	26-10	.722	Won Houston Regional, 3-1 Lost Lincoln Super Regional, 2-0	#11 NCBWA[17] #12 USA Today #13 Baseball America #16 Collegiate Baseball
2002	WAC	52-14	.788	28-2	.933	Won Houston Regional, 3-1 Won Houston Super Regional 2-0 Lost College World Series, 0-2	#4 National Seed #6 NCBWA #6 USA Today #5 Baseball America #7 Collegiate Baseball
2003	WAC	58-12	.829	25-5	.833	Won Houston Regional, 3-0 Won Houston Super Regional, 2-1 Won College World Series, 5-1	#5 National Seed #1 NCBWA #1 USA Today #1 Baseball America #1 Collegiate Baseball Jeff Niemann All American[18] Wade Townsend All American[19] Wayne Graham COY[20]
2004	WAC	46-14	.767	24-6	.800	Lost Houston Regional, 3-2	#6 National Seed #13 NCBWA #11 USA Today #11 Baseball America #10 Collegiate Baseball Wade Townsend All American[21] Philip Humber All American[22]
2005	WAC	45-19	.703	21-9	.700	Won Baton Rouge Regional, 3-0 Lost New Orleans Super Regional, 1-2	#15 NCBWA #13 USA Today #13 Baseball America #16 Collegiate Baseball Joe Savery FOY[23]
2006	C-USA	57-13	.814	22-2	.919	Won C-USA Tournament, 4-0 Won Houston Regional, 3-0 Won Houston Super Regional, 2-1 Lost College World Series, 2-2	#2 National Seed #3 NCBWA #3 USA Today #4 Baseball America #3 Collegiate Baseball Eddie Degerman All American[24] Cole St. Clair All American[25] Brian Friday All American[26]
2007	C-USA	56-14	.800	22-2	.919	Won C-USA Tournament, 4-0 Won Houston Regional, 3-0 Won Houston Super Regional, 2-0 Lost College World Series, 2-2	#2 National Seed #3 NCBWA #3 USA Today #3 Baseball America #3 Collegiate Baseball Joe Savery All American[27]
2008	C-USA	47-15	.758	21-3	.875	C-USA Tournament, 0-2 Won Houston Regional, 3-0 Won Houston Super Regional, 2-0 Lost College World Series, 0-2	#6 National Seed #7 NCBWA #7 USA Today #8 Baseball America #8 Collegiate Baseball
2009	C-USA	43-18	.705	16-8	.667	Won C-USA Tournament, 4-0 Won Houston Regional, 4-1 Lost Baton Rouge Super Regional, 0-2	#6 NCBWA #7 USA Today #6 Baseball America #7 Collegiate Baseball Anthony Rendon FOY[28] Anthony Rendon All American[29]
2010	C-USA	40-23	.635	17-7	.708	Won 2010 Conference USA Standings
Totals				W-L	Win %	Championships
All-Time record [30]				1,703-1,403-3	.548
Conference record				732-878-1	.454	14 Conference Championships 7 Tournament Championships
College World Series record				10-13	.435	1 National Championship 7 CWS Appearances 14 NCAA Tournament Appearances

References

1. "Official 2001 NCAA Spring Championships Records Book". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
2. "WAC Baseball Media Guide". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
3. "Conference USA Baseball Historical Records". Conference USA. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
4. "Rice Baseball Media Guide". Rice University. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
5. "Division I Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
6. "Baseball Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA. 2008. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
7. Jose Cruz, Jr. was a consensus All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America.
8. "1995 SWC Tournament". OrangeBlood.org. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
9. Jose Cruz, Jr. was a consensus All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America.
10. "1996 SWC Tournament". OrangeBlood.org. Retrieved 2009-01-03.
11. Matt Anderson was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball.
12. Lance Berkman was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball. He was named Player of the Year by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association.
13. Bubba Crosby was a consensus All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Baseball America.
14. Damon Thames was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball He was named Player of the Year by the American Baseball Coaches Association.
15. Mario Ramos was a consensus All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Collegiate Baseball
16. Wayne Graham was named Coach of the Year by Baseball America.
17. National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association
18. Jeff Niemann was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball.
19. Wade Townsend was named an All American by Baseball America.
20. Wayne Graham was named Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball.
21. Wade Townsend was a consensus All American by Baseball America and Collegiate Baseball.
22. Philip Humber was a consensus All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association and Collegiate Baseball.
23. Joe Savery was named Freshman of the Year by Baseball America.
24. Eddie Degerman was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball.
25. Cole St. Clair was named an All American by Baseball America.
26. Brian Friday was named All American by Baseball America.
27. Joe Savery was a unanimous All American by the American Baseball Coaches Association, Baseball America, and Collegiate Baseball.
28. Anthony Rendon was named the National Freshman of the year by Collegiate Baseball Magazine.
29. Anthony Rendon was named an All American by Collegiate Baseball
30. Includes conference tournaments and College World Series games.