| Sport: | football |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Team: | Rice Owls |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Division: | West |
| Record: | 2–10 |
| Conf Record: | 2–6 |
| Head Coach: | David Bailiff |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Ed Zaunbrecher |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Off Scheme: | Spread |
| Def Coach: | Chuck Driesbach |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Codef Coach1: | Craig Naivar |
| Codc1 Year: | 3rd |
| Def Scheme: | 4–3 |
| Stadium: | Rice Stadium |
The 2009 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Owls, led by 3rd year head coach David Bailiff, played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas. Rice finished the season 2–10 and 2–6 in CUSA play.