C-USAOwls

Rice

117th of 1303–9

Rank

117th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−15.5

90% range −25.7 to −5.3

Offense

15.7

124th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

31.2

81st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–9

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 3–9

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 6:00 PM ET at

Army L 7–14

Rating change+2.6

Wk 2Sep 6 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Wake Forest L 21–41

Rating change0.0

Wk 3Sep 14 · 8:00 PM ET vs#22

TexasNeutral L 13–48

Rating change−1.0

Wk 4Sep 21 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Baylor L 13–21

Rating change+1.3

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Louisiana Tech L 20–23

Rating change+0.8

Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:00 PM ET at

UAB L 20–35

Rating change0.0

Wk 8Oct 19 · 6:00 PM ET at

UTSA L 27–31

Rating change−0.2

Wk 9Oct 26 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Southern Miss L 6–20

Rating change−1.1

Wk 10Nov 2 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Marshall L 7–20

Rating change−0.2

Wk 12Nov 16 · 4:30 PM ET at

Middle Tennessee W 31–28

Rating change+2.1

Wk 13Nov 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

North Texas W 20–14

Rating change+1.5

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:00 PM ET at

UTEP W 30–16

Rating change+0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	C-USA	129 of 130	−26.2	14.7	40.9	2–11	—
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