2005 Football Roster
Roster

Jersey Number 89
Joe Don Wood
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 240
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Crandall, Texas
- High School:
- Crandall
Rice -- Strong veteran player who made a major position change in the spring... Has 20 career starts at tight end, but will enter fall ball as the backup to Andrew Cates at fullback in the Owls[apos] new offensive set... Won the Bill Whitmore Award as the most improved offensive player during 2005 spring drills... Excellent blocker who has made a major contribution to the Owl rushing attack. 2004: Played in all 11 games with nine starts at tight end... Academic all-WAC selection... Had three catches for 47 yards, including a 30-yard TD catch in the win over Hawaii... Also had receptions against San Jose State and Tulsa. 2003: Played in all 12 games with nine starts as a sophomore to win his second letter... His only two catches (51 yards) came against Nevada, but one was for a 29-yard touchdown in the Rice win... Had three tackles (one primary) on special teams. 2002: Earned his first letter by playing in 10 games... Had two starts in double tight-end formations (Fresno State and Louisiana Tech)... Had no receptions as a redshirt freshman. 2001: Redshirt.
High School -- 2001 graduate of Crandall High... Three-year starter and letterman for coach Randy Wayne Barnes... Received all-state honorable mention as a senior tight end... Selected to the Texas High School Association all-star game in 2001... Earned first-team all-district honors in 1998 and 1999... Named the defensive lineman of the year in 1999 and 2000... Recorded eight catches for 150 yards and four TDs as the Pirates finished 9-2 and claimed the district title... Also competed in baseball, track, basketball and powerlifting... Graduated with a 4.3 GPA (on a 4.0 scale)... Named an all-America scholar... Member of the National Honor Society and the UIL academic team.
Personal -- Full Name: Joe Don Wood... Born: Nov. 23, 1982 at Dallas... Parents: Craig and Cathey Wood, Kaufman (one brother, one sister)... Rice Major: kinesiology/managerial studies... College: Wiess.
WBB: Rice vs. Marshall Postgame Presser
Wednesday, March 09
VB: Rice-Texas Postgame Presser
Saturday, December 04
VB: Rice-San Diego Postgame Presser
Thursday, December 02








































































































