AmericanOwls

Rice

91st of 1344–8

Rank

91st

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

−6.5

90% range −16.8 to 3.7

Offense

20.9

108th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.4

71st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

Wk 1Aug 31 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Sam Houston L 14–34

Rating change−3.1

Wk 2Sep 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Texas Southern W 69–7

Rating change+3.4

Wk 3Sep 14 · 8:00 PM ET at

Houston L 7–33

Rating change−2.0

Wk 4Sep 21 · 12:00 PM ET at

Army L 14–37

Rating change−2.7

Wk 5Sep 28 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Charlotte L 20–21

Rating change−0.9

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTSA W 29–27

Rating change+0.2

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET at

Tulane L 10–24

Rating change+1.6

Wk 9Oct 26 · 3:30 PM ET at

UConn L 10–17

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 2 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Navy W 24–10

Rating change+1.9

Wk 11Nov 8 · 9:00 PM ET at

Memphis L 20–27

Rating change+0.5

Wk 13Nov 23 · 2:00 PM ET at

UAB L 14–40

Rating change−3.2

Wk 14Nov 30 · 2:00 PM ET vs

South Florida W 35–28

Rating change+1.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2024

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
2023	American	89 of 133	−6.6	24.0	30.6	6–7	—
2022	C-USA	124 of 131	−16.9	19.2	36.2	5–8	—
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