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AmericanOwls

Rice

89th of 1336–7

Rank

89th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

−6.6

90% range −15.8 to 2.6

Offense

24.0

84th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

30.6

95th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

6–7

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 2 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Texas L 10–37
Rating change+0.9
Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:00 PM ET vs Houston W 43–41
Rating change+2.9
Wk 3Sep 16 · 7:00 PM ET vs Texas Southern W 59–7
Rating change+0.2
Wk 4Sep 23 · 4:00 PM ET at South Florida L 29–42
Rating change−1.0
Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs East Carolina W 24–17
Rating change+1.1
Wk 6Oct 7 · 5:00 PM ET vs UConn L 31–38
Rating change−1.0
Wk 8Oct 19 · 7:00 PM ET at Tulsa W 42–10
Rating change+3.1
Wk 9Oct 28 · 4:00 PM ET vs Tulane L 28–30
Rating change0.0
Wk 10Nov 4 · 7:30 PM ET vs SMU L 31–36
Rating change+0.7
Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:30 PM ET at UTSA L 14–34
Rating change−1.1
Wk 12Nov 18 · 2:00 PM ET at Charlotte W 28–7
Rating change+2.0
Wk 13Nov 25 · 1:00 PM ET vs Florida Atlantic W 24–21
Rating change−0.1
PostDec 26 · 5:30 PM ET vs Texas StateSERVPRO First Responder Bowl L 21–45
Rating change−2.1

Rating through 2023

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2022C-USA124 of 131−16.919.236.25–8—
2021C-USA116 of 130−15.918.934.74–8—
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