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Conference USA

Rice

2020 Season Performance

#83
Rank
2-3
Record
0.4
Points
0.414
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #20 Marshall 20-0
Worst L @ #116 North Texas 17-27

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#48
#69
#90
#111
#132
Pre
#122
W3
#53
W6
#68
W9
#97
W12
#93
W15
#85
W16
#83

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
8
10/24
L
#66 vs #129 Middle Tennessee
34-40 OT
-13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.2 -11.6
Loss Record Modifier
-1.6 -13.2
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.8
Total -13.8 pts
9
10/31
W
#115 @ #122 Southern Miss
30-6
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.2 8.3
Margin Scaling
+3.5 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
12
11/21
L
#86 @ #116 North Texas
17-27
-8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -6.8
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -7.5
Margin Scaling
-1.0 -8.5
Total -8.5 pts
14
12/05
W
#94 @ #20 Marshall
20-0
+19.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.9 16.4
Margin Scaling
+3.3 19.7
Total 19.7 pts
15
12/12
L
#68 vs #60 UAB
16-21
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -10.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -9.7
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
Total
2-3 Record
-1.3

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 -