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