 | Rice Owls | |
2008 Rice Owls Football ScheduleFinal Record: 10-3, 7-1 (C-USA) | ||||
| Date | Opponent | Result | Tickets | |
| Friday Aug. 29 |  | SMU Mustangs Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 56-27 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 6 |  | at Memphis Tigers Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN | Won 42-35 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 13 |  | at Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, TN | Lost 38-21 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 20 |  | at Texas Longhorns Darrell K. Royal - TX Mem. Stadium, Austin, TX | Lost 52-10 | --- |
| Saturday Sept. 27 |  | North Texas Mean Green Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 77-20 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 4 |  | at Tulsa Golden Hurricane Skelly Field at H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, OK | Lost 63-28 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 11 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 18 |  | Southern Miss Golden Eagles Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 45-40 | --- |
| Saturday Oct. 25 |  | at Tulane Green Wave Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA | Won 42-17 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 1 |  | at UTEP Miners Sun Bowl Stadium, El Paso, TX | Won 49-44 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 8 |  | Army Black Knights Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 38-31 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 15 | --- | Open Date | --- | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 22 |  | Marshall Thundering Herd Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 35-10 | --- |
| Saturday Nov. 29 |  | Houston Cougars Rice Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 56-42 | --- |
| 2008 Texas Bowl | ||||
| Tuesday Dec. 30 |  | Western Michigan Broncos Reliant Stadium, Houston, TX | Won 38-14 | --- |
