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Conference USA

Rice

2018 Season Performance

#127
Rank
2-11
Record
-93.9
Points
0.479
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Best W vs #104 Old Dominion 27-13
Worst L vs #130 UTEP 26-34

Record Splits

Home 2-4
Away 0-7
Conference 1-7
Non-Conf 1-4
Close (7 pts or less) 1-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#104
#113
#122
#131
#140
Pre
#127
W3
#109
W6
#127
W9
#129
W12
#130
W15
#127

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/25
W
NR vs FCS Prairie View A&M
31-28
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
1
09/01
L
NR vs #43 Houston
27-45
-11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -10.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -9.5
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -11.2
Total -11.2 pts
2
09/09
L
#116 @ #1 Hawai'i
29-43
-7.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.3
Total -7.3 pts
4
09/22
L
#109 @ #99 Southern Miss
22-40
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -6.6
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
5
09/29
L
#124 @ #84 Wake Forest
24-56
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.0 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
6
10/06
L
#122 vs #97 UTSA
3-20
-15.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.3 -11.7
Loss Record Modifier
-2.2 -13.9
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -15.2
Total -15.2 pts
7
10/13
L
#127 vs #44 UAB
0-42
-11.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -10.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -9.3
Margin Scaling
-2.3 -11.6
Total -11.6 pts
8
10/20
L
#129 @ #63 Florida International
17-36
-7.5
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 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.5
Total -7.5 pts
9
10/27
L
#130 @ #41 North Texas
17-41
-7.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
10
11/03
L
#129 vs #130 UTEP
26-34
-16.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.6 -12.0
Loss Record Modifier
-3.3 -15.3
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -16.2
Total -16.2 pts
11
11/11
L
#130 @ #55 Louisiana Tech
13-28
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.4 -6.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
12
11/18
L
#130 @ #6 LSU
10-42
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-3.6 -5.9
Recency Weighting
-1.1 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
13
11/24
W
#130 vs #104 Old Dominion
27-13
+7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.3 5.7
Margin Scaling
+2.0 7.7
Total 7.7 pts
Total
2-11 Record
-100.0

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 -