C-USAOwls

Rice

124th of 1315–8

Rank

124th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

−16.9

90% range −26.3 to −7.5

Offense

19.2

117th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

36.2

121st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

5–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 5–8

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 3 · 6:00 PM ET at

USC L 14–66

Rating change−4.1

Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:30 PM ET vs

McNeese W 52–10

Rating change+2.6

Wk 3Sep 17 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Louisiana W 33–21

Rating change+3.6

Wk 4Sep 24 · 6:00 PM ET at

Houston L 27–34

Rating change+1.4

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:30 PM ET vs

UAB W 28–24

Rating change+0.5

Wk 7Oct 15 · 6:00 PM ET at

Florida Atlantic L 14–17

Rating change+1.0

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:00 PM ET at

Louisiana Tech W 42–41

Rating change+1.4

Wk 9Oct 29 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Charlotte L 23–56

Rating change−6.0

Wk 10Nov 3 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTEP W 37–30

Rating change+1.1

Wk 11Nov 12 · 2:00 PM ET at

Western Kentucky L 10–45

Rating change−0.1

Wk 12Nov 19 · 1:00 PM ET vs

UTSA L 7–41

Rating change−2.3

Wk 13Nov 26 · 2:00 PM ET at

North Texas L 17–21

Rating change+1.5

PostDec 17 · 5:45 PM ET vs

Southern MissLendingTree Bowl L 24–38

Rating change−1.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	C-USA	116 of 130	−15.9	18.9	34.7	4–8	—
2020	C-USA	96 of 127	−8.0	18.7	26.7	2–3	—
2019	C-USA	117 of 130	−15.5	15.7	31.2	3–9	—
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