Back to Rankings
Conference USA

Rice

2021 Season Performance

#102
Rank
4-8
Record
-36.5
Points
0.539
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #52 UAB 30-24
Worst L @ #97 Charlotte 24-31

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#82
#95
#108
#121
#135
Pre
#104
W3
#119
W6
#104
W9
#103
W12
#108
W15
#102

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
L
NR @ #58 Arkansas
17-38
-5.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.0 -3.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -2.4
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -4.9
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.8
Total -5.8 pts
2
09/11
L
#87 vs #114 Houston
7-44
-10.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -9.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.4 -8.0
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -10.5
Total -10.5 pts
3
09/19
L
#125 @ #66 Texas
0-58
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -5.3
Margin Scaling
-2.6 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
4
09/25
W
#119 vs #28 Texas Southern
48-34
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
5
10/02
W
#111 vs #113 Southern Miss
24-19
+6.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 4.9
Margin Scaling
+1.1 6.0
Total 6.0 pts
7
10/16
L
#104 @ #17 UTSA
0-45
-7.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.0 -4.7
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.1
Total -7.1 pts
8
10/23
W
#105 @ #52 UAB
30-24
+16.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 14.7
Margin Scaling
+1.3 16.0
Total 16.0 pts
9
10/30
L
#89 vs #121 North Texas
24-30 OT
-12.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.8 -11.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -11.7
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -12.3
Total -12.3 pts
10
11/06
L
#103 @ #97 Charlotte
24-31 OT
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.6 -6.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.7 -7.3
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
11
11/13
L
#105 vs #71 Western Kentucky
21-42
-11.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -10.5
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -11.7
Total -11.7 pts
12
11/20
L
#113 @ #78 UTEP
28-38
-7.6
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 -6.5
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
13
11/27
W
#108 vs #111 Louisiana Tech
35-31
+6.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 5.1
Margin Scaling
+1.2 6.3
Total 6.3 pts
Total
4-8 Record
-42.5

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 -