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Rice

2026 Season Performance

#129
Rank
1-5
Record
-35.9
Points
0.537
SOS

Current Form

L5 streak
Last 3 0-3
Last 5 0-5

Key Games

Worst L @ #96 East Carolina 12-28

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#75.2
avg opponent rank
#47
toughest left
32.23
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#81 Tulsa
3-3
+4.15
8
10-24
@
#51 Florida Atlantic
4-1
+7.19
10
11-07
@
#47 North Texas
4-2
+7.31
11
11-14
vs
#85 Tulane
2-3
+4.07
12
11-20
@
#113 Temple
2-4
+5.21
13
11-28
vs
#74 Army
3-2
+4.3

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#50
#72
#94
#116
#139
Pre
#121
W3
#122
W6
#129
W9
#129
W12
#129
W15
#129

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs FCS Houston Christian
31-3
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
2
09/12
L
#55 @ #5 Notre Dame
0-52
-7.4
-8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.4 -3.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -2.3
Margin Scaling
-3.3 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Against the Spread (+44.75, -7.25)
-1.8 -8.4
Total -8.4 pts
-1.0
3
09/19
L
#94 vs #66 Western Michigan
21-28
-10.8
-10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.2 -10.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.7
Against the Spread (+8.5, +1.5)
+0.4 -10.4
Total -10.4 pts
+0.5
4
09/27
L
#122 @ #22 Fresno State
24-38
-6.7
-7.2
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
-1.1 -6.8
Against the Spread (+12.25, -1.75)
-0.4 -7.2
Total -7.2 pts
-0.5
5
10/03
L
#119 vs #41 UTSA
14-16
-6.3
-6.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -9.6
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -8.1
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -8.6
Against the Spread (+12, +10)
+2.5 -6.1
Total -6.1 pts
+0.2
6
10/10
L
#125 @ #96 East Carolina
12-28
-9.2
-8.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.3
Against the Spread (+10, -6)
-1.5 -8.8
Total -8.8 pts
+0.4
Total
1-5 Record
-40.4
-40.9
-0.5

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 -