C-USAOwls

Rice

129th of 1302–11

Rank

129th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−26.2

90% range −35.9 to −16.5

Offense

14.7

128th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

40.9

124th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–11

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 2–11

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 25 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Prairie View A&M W 31–28

Rating change−1.8

Wk 1Sep 1 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Houston L 27–45

Rating change−1.1

Wk 2Sep 8 · 11:59 PM ET at

Hawai'i L 29–43

Rating change−0.6

Wk 4Sep 22 · 7:00 PM ET at

Southern Miss L 22–40

Rating change−1.1

Wk 5Sep 29 · 3:30 PM ET at

Wake Forest L 24–56

Rating change−0.7

Wk 6Oct 6 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTSA L 3–20

Rating change−1.2

Wk 7Oct 13 · 1:00 PM ET vs

UAB L 0–42

Rating change−2.2

Wk 8Oct 20 · 7:30 PM ET at

Florida International L 17–36

Rating change+1.2

Wk 9Oct 27 · 4:00 PM ET at

North Texas L 17–41

Rating change+1.1

Wk 10Nov 3 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UTEP L 26–34

Rating change−1.7

Wk 11Nov 10 · 7:00 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech L 13–28

Rating change+1.1

Wk 12Nov 17 · 7:30 PM ET at#20

LSU L 10–42

Rating change−0.2

Wk 13Nov 24 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Old Dominion W 27–13

Rating change+1.9

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2018

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2017	C-USA	126 of 130	−24.3	16.0	40.3	1–11	—
2016	C-USA	115 of 128	−16.5	23.7	40.2	3–9	—
2015	C-USA	116 of 128	−18.7	20.8	39.5	5–7	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

RICE offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles