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C-USAOwls

Rice

116th of 1304–8

Rank

116th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−15.9

90% range −25.6 to −6.2

Offense

18.9

119th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

34.7

113th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 4 · 2:00 PM ET at Arkansas L 17–38
Rating change−2.2
Wk 2Sep 11 · 6:30 PM ET vs Houston L 7–44
Rating change−4.2
Wk 3Sep 18 · 8:00 PM ET at Texas L 0–58
Rating change−3.5
Wk 4Sep 25 · 6:30 PM ET vs Texas Southern W 48–34
Rating change−0.2
Wk 5Oct 2 · 6:30 PM ET vs Southern Miss W 24–19
Rating change−0.3
Wk 7Oct 16 · 6:00 PM ET at UTSA L 0–45
Rating change−3.2
Wk 8Oct 23 · 3:30 PM ET at UAB W 30–24
Rating change+2.6
Wk 9Oct 30 · 2:00 PM ET vs North Texas L 24–30
Rating change−0.6
Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:30 PM ET at Charlotte L 24–31
Rating change−0.2
Wk 11Nov 13 · 2:00 PM ET vs Western Kentucky L 21–42
Rating change−1.2
Wk 12Nov 20 · 4:00 PM ET at UTEP L 28–38
Rating change0.0
Wk 13Nov 27 · 1:00 PM ET vs Louisiana Tech W 35–31
Rating change+0.6

Rating through 2021

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2020C-USA96 of 127−8.018.726.72–3—
2019C-USA117 of 130−15.515.731.23–9—
2018C-USA129 of 130−26.214.740.92–11—
2017C-USA126 of 130−24.316.040.31–11—
2016C-USA115 of 128−16.523.740.23–9—
2015C-USA116 of 128−18.720.839.55–7—

Profile

RICE offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com