Rice Owls
FBS
American Conference · RICE
Team Vitals
-2.8
power · 2026 · #237 D1
-3.2 / +0.4
off / def (higher = better)
5–8
2025 record
107
roster (2025)
Upcoming 2026
| Date | Wk | Opponent | Site | Model Lean |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-05 | Wk 1 | Houston Christian FCS | HOME | Rice 70% |
| 2026-09-12 | Wk 2 | Notre Dame FBS | AWAY | Notre Dame 89% |
| 2026-09-19 | Wk 3 | Western Michigan FBS | HOME | Western Michigan 62% |
| 2026-09-26 | Wk 4 | Fresno State FBS | AWAY | Fresno State 69% |
| 2026-10-03 | Wk 5 | UTSA FBS | HOME | UTSA 65% |
| 2026-10-10 | Wk 6 | East Carolina FBS | AWAY | East Carolina 76% |
| 2026-10-17 | Wk 7 | Tulsa FBS | HOME | Rice 52% |
| 2026-10-24 | Wk 8 | Florida Atlantic FBS | AWAY | Florida Atlantic 58% |
| 2026-11-07 | Wk 10 | North Texas FBS | AWAY | North Texas 81% |
| 2026-11-14 | Wk 11 | Tulane FBS | HOME | Tulane 67% |
| 2026-11-19 | Wk 12 | Temple FBS | AWAY | Temple 62% |
| 2026-11-28 | Wk 13 | Army FBS | HOME | Army 63% |
Recent Results
| Date | Season | Wk | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-02 | 2025 | Bowl | Texas State @ | L | 10–41 |
| 2025-11-29 | 2025 | Wk 14 | South Florida @ | L | 3–52 |
| 2025-11-22 | 2025 | Wk 13 | North Texas vs | L | 24–56 |
| 2025-11-08 | 2025 | Wk 11 | UAB vs | W | 24–17 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2025 | Wk 10 | Memphis vs | L | 14–38 |
| 2025-10-25 | 2025 | Wk 9 | UConn vs | W | 37–34 |
| 2025-10-11 | 2025 | Wk 7 | UTSA @ | L | 13–61 |
| 2025-10-04 | 2025 | Wk 6 | Florida Atlantic vs | L | 21–27 |
| 2025-09-27 | 2025 | Wk 5 | Navy @ | L | 13–21 |
| 2025-09-18 | 2025 | Wk 4 | Charlotte @ | W | 28–17 |
| 2025-09-13 | 2025 | Wk 3 | Prairie View A&M vs | W | 38–17 |
| 2025-09-06 | 2025 | Wk 2 | Houston vs | L | 9–35 |
Season by Season
| Season | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 8 | 248 | 428 | -180 |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 266 | 305 | -39 |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 384 | 365 | +19 |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 328 | 444 | -116 |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 258 | 434 | -176 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 117 | 94 | +23 |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 215 | 311 | -96 |
| 2018 | 2 | 11 | 246 | 468 | -222 |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | 195 | 429 | -234 |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 303 | 448 | -145 |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 313 | 430 | -117 |
Injuries
| Player | Pos | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Padgett | QB | Active | active |
| Braylen Walker | WR | Active | active |
Player grades 2025 season
Box production, opponent-adjusted, ranked within position (50 = positional average). 2025 is the last season played, so these describe that team, not this year's. OL rows are team-inferred — college football publishes no individual OL box stats. Full leaderboard →
| Player | Pos | Grade | Pos rank | G | 2025 season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Daley | DL | 83 | #38 | 4 | 15 tkl · 4.0 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Andrew Awe | LB | 78 | #60 | 12 | 100 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 6.5 TFL |
| Tony Anyanwu | DL | 76 | #103 | 12 | 52 tkl · 5.0 sacks · 6.5 TFL |
| Ty Morris | LB | 74 | #106 | 12 | 82 tkl · 2.5 sacks · 8.5 TFL |
| Marcus Williams | DB | 74 | #186 | 12 | 67 tkl · 5 PD |
| Quinton Jackson | RB | 70 | #188 | 12 | 811 rush yds · 6 TD · 4 rec |
| Daveon Hook | DB | 69 | #329 | 4 | 19 tkl |
| Blake Boenisch | DL | 68 | #299 | 11 | 39 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 4.5 TFL |
| Alex Bacchetta | P | 67 | #43 | 12 | 62 punts · 45.0 yd avg |
| Luca Akirtava | DL | 66 | #384 | 1 | 4 tkl · 2.0 TFL |
| Aaron Turner | WR | 65 | #404 | 12 | 53 rec · 374 yds · 3 TD |
| Chase Jenkins | QB | 64 | #174 | 12 | 1,025 pass yds · 9 TD · 2 INT |
| Jo Chavez | DB | 63 | #611 | 8 | 36 tkl · 1 PD |
| Omari Porter | DB | 63 | #650 | 12 | 35 tkl · 8 PD |
| Jack Kane | DB | 62 | #712 | 10 | 41 tkl · 2 PD · 1 INT |
| Peyton Stevenson | DB | 61 | #749 | 12 | 48 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT |
| Khary Crump | DB | 60 | #855 | 6 | 14 tkl · 6 PD |
| Daelen Alexander | RB | 59 | #545 | 9 | 392 rush yds · 3 TD |
| Drayden Dickmann | WR | 58 | #764 | 12 | 37 rec · 323 yds · 3 TD |
| Chibby Nwajuaku | DL | 58 | #776 | 10 | 25 tkl · 2.0 sacks · 3.0 TFL |
| Demone Green | DL | 57 | #881 | 3 | 6 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 2.0 TFL |
| Ethan Brougham | DL | 56 | #888 | 2 | 3 tkl · 2.0 TFL |
| Joseph Mutombo | DL | 56 | #899 | 6 | 11 tkl · 1.5 sacks · 1.5 TFL |
| Braden Bays | DL | 55 | #974 | 2 | 6 tkl |
| Braylen Walker | WR | 55 | #979 | 2 | 6 rec · 49 yds |
| Plae Wyatt | DB | 54 | #1269 | 4 | 10 tkl · 1 INT |
| Ejike Adele | DL | 52 | #1168 | 4 | 8 tkl · 1.0 TFL |
| Ahran Ogbor | DB | 51 | #1518 | 1 | 1 PD |
| Tyvonn Byars | RB | 51 | #925 | 7 | 167 rush yds · 1 TD · 1 rec |
| Jerrick Harper | DB | 51 | #1536 | 8 | 23 tkl · 2 PD |
| Enock Gota | K | 51 | #255 | 12 | 9 FG · 26 XP · 53 pts |
| Cooper King | LB | 49 | #1053 | 3 | 7 tkl · 0.5 sacks · 1.0 TFL |
| Drew Devillier | QB | 49 | #511 | 6 | 123 pass yds · 1 TD · 0 INT |
| D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | 49 | #1049 | 11 | 319 rush yds · 2 TD · 1 rec |
| Moh Bility | DB | 48 | #1777 | 1 | 2 tkl |
| Keenan Arcega-Whiteside | WR | 48 | #1420 | 1 | 1 rec · 8 yds |
| Aquantis Clemmons | DL | 48 | #1489 | 10 | 19 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 2.5 TFL |
| Artis Cole | WR | 48 | #1459 | 1 | 1 rec · 4 yds |
| Bailey Fletcher | DB | 47 | #1892 | 4 | 9 tkl · 1 PD |
| Micah Barnett | TE | 46 | #549 | 2 | 2 rec · 33 yds |