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Conference USA

Rice

2019 Season Performance

#116
Rank
3-9
Record
-53.6
Points
0.514
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W @ #103 Middle Tennessee 31-28
Worst L @ #118 UTSA 27-31

Record Splits

Home 1-5
Away 2-3
Neutral 0-1
Conference 3-5
Non-Conf 0-4
Close (7 pts or less) 2-3

Rank Progression

#87
#100
#113
#126
#139
Pre
#129
W3
#125
W6
#127
W9
#127
W12
#124
W15
#116

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/30
L
NR @ #85 Army
7-14
-6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -5.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -6.0
Margin Scaling
-0.8 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
2
09/07
L
#92 vs #21 Wake Forest
21-41
-10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.3 -9.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -8.4
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -10.2
Total -10.2 pts
3
09/15
L
#116 N #57 Texas
13-48
-9.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -4.8
Margin Scaling
-2.9 -7.7
Recency Weighting
-1.4 -9.0
Total -9.0 pts
4
09/21
L
#125 vs #53 Baylor
13-21
-8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.9 -7.5
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.5 -7.4
Recency Weighting
-1.3 -8.7
Total -8.7 pts
5
09/28
L
#125 vs #52 Louisiana Tech
20-23 OT
-10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -10.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -9.7
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.1
Total -10.1 pts
6
10/05
L
#127 @ #68 UAB
20-35
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.8
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
8
10/19
L
#125 @ #118 UTSA
27-31
-8.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.9 -7.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -8.2
Total -8.2 pts
9
10/26
L
#126 vs #69 Southern Miss
6-20
-11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.5 -10.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -10.7
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.8
Total -11.8 pts
10
11/02
L
#127 vs #65 Marshall
7-20
-11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -10.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -10.2
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -11.3
Total -11.3 pts
12
11/16
W
#125 @ #103 Middle Tennessee
31-28
+9.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.4 9.1
Margin Scaling
+0.8 9.9
Total 9.9 pts
13
11/23
W
#124 vs #104 North Texas
20-14
+6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 5.5
Margin Scaling
+1.2 6.7
Total 6.7 pts
14
11/30
W
#121 @ #128 UTEP
30-16
+6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-8.5 5.0
Margin Scaling
+1.9 6.9
Total 6.9 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-60.1

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 -