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Conference USA

Rice

2016 Season Performance

#123
Rank
3-9
Record
-69.6
Points
0.445
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
HOT
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #118 UTEP 44-24
Worst L vs #127 Florida Atlantic 25-42

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 1-5
Conference 2-6
Non-Conf 1-3
Close (7 pts or less) 1-2
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#106
#114
#122
#130
#138
Pre
#111
W3
#122
W6
#125
W9
#126
W12
#122
W15
#123

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/02
L
NR @ #37 Western Kentucky
14-46
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -5.2
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
2
09/10
L
#111 @ #12 Army
14-31
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.2 -4.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -4.9
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -6.8
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
3
09/17
L
#117 vs #24 Baylor
10-38
-11.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -9.1
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -9.1
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -11.5
Total -11.5 pts
4
09/24
L
#122 vs #110 North Texas
35-42 OT
-12.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.9 -11.3
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -12.2
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -12.8
Total -12.8 pts
5
10/01
L
#128 @ #36 Southern Miss
28-44
-8.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -6.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.4
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -8.0
Total -8.0 pts
7
10/15
L
#125 vs #94 UTSA
13-14
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -11.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -11.6
Margin Scaling
-0.2 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
8
10/22
W
#128 vs FCS Prairie View A&M
65-44
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
9
10/29
L
#125 @ #50 Louisiana Tech
16-61
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-2.2 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
10
11/05
L
#126 vs #127 Florida Atlantic
25-42
-15.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.5 -11.9
Loss Record Modifier
-2.2 -14.1
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -15.5
Total -15.5 pts
11
11/12
W
#128 @ #93 Charlotte
22-21
+8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.2 8.3
Margin Scaling
+0.4 8.7
Total 8.7 pts
12
11/19
W
#126 vs #118 UTEP
44-24
+8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.4 5.6
Margin Scaling
+2.7 8.3
Total 8.3 pts
13
11/27
L
#122 @ #40 Stanford
17-41
-7.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-73.7

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
36-84
Record
30%
Win Rate
#110
Avg Rank
#11
Best Rank
0.499
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#123
2017
#127
2018
#127
2019
#116
2020
#83
2021
#102
2022
#105
2023
#88
2024
#107
2025
#99
2026
#129

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 American Athletic 1-5 (17%) #129 #55 -36.4 0.542 -
2025 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #99 #11 -17.9 0.536 -
2024 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #107 #107 -27.1 0.568 -
2023 American Athletic 6-6 (50%) #88 #29 -0.8 0.552 -
2022 Conference USA 5-7 (42%) #105 #51 -24.7 0.416 -
2021 Conference USA 4-8 (33%) #102 #87 -36.5 0.539 -
2020 Conference USA 2-3 (40%) #83 #53 0.4 0.414 -
2019 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #116 #92 -53.6 0.514 -
2018 Conference USA 2-11 (15%) #127 #109 -93.9 0.479 -
2017 Conference USA 1-11 (8%) #127 #64 -94.0 0.484 -
2016 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #123 #111 -69.6 0.445 -