Team Summary
63
Rice
Owls
Next game: vs Middle Tennessee St, Sat Oct 24
| Preseason Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| FBS Prestige | Poor | |
| Overall | 63 |
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| Power | 64 |
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| Offensive | 61 |
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| Defensive | 73 |
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| Schedule (Current) | 85 |
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| Schedule (Future) | 62 |
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| Preseason Rankings | FBS (Overall) |
|---|---|
| Overall | 121 (168) |
| Power | 117 (131) |
| Offensive | 126 (180) |
| Defensive | 88 (96) |
| Schedule (Current) | 47 (0) |
| Schedule (Future) | 123 (128) | 2019-2020 Records |
| Overall | 3-9 (25%) |
| Versus Top 25 | 0-2 (0%) |
| Versus > .500 Teams | 0-7 (0%) |
| Versus < .500 Teams | 3-2 (60%) |
| Last 5 Games | 3-2 (60%) | 2019-2020 Superlatives |
| Best Win | #148 Middle Tennessee St |
| Worst Loss | #170 Texas-San Antonio |
| Largest MOV | 14 points, #293 UTEP |
| Largest MOD | 35 points, #25 Texas | Other 2019-2020 Statistics |
| Points per Game | 17.9 |
| Points Against | 25.9 |
| Opponent Record | 79-75 |
| Average Opponent Rank | 111 |
| Long Streak | L 9 |
| Current Streak | W 3 |
3-Year Trend Analysis
| Conference USA West Division (2019-2020) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | Change |
| 69 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 3 | |
| 96 | Alabama-Birmingham | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| 167 | Rice | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 168 | North Texas | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 170 | Texas-San Antonio | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| 293 | UTEP | 1 | 11 | 2 |
| Rice Ranking History | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Date | Rank | W | L | Change |
| 0 | Jul 20 | 233 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | Sep 2 | 211 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| 2 | Sep 8 | 209 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Sep 15 | 193 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | Sep 22 | 210 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 5 | Sep 29 | 232 | 0 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Oct 6 | 274 | 0 | 6 | 42 |
| 7 | Oct 13 | 249 | 0 | 6 | 25 |
| 8 | Oct 20 | 231 | 0 | 7 | 18 |
| 9 | Oct 27 | 257 | 0 | 8 | 26 |
| 10 | Nov 3 | 250 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 11 | Nov 10 | 236 | 0 | 9 | 14 |
| 12 | Nov 17 | 198 | 1 | 9 | 38 |
| 13 | Nov 24 | 171 | 2 | 9 | 27 |
| 14 | Dec 1 | 161 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
| 15 | Dec 8 | 165 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 16 | Dec 15 | 163 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 17 | Dec 22 | 167 | 3 | 9 | 4 |
| 18 | Dec 29 | 165 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 19 | Jan 5 | 166 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 20 | Jan 14 | 167 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| 2019-2020 Game Results | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date | Opponent | Outcome |
| Fri Aug 30 | at Army (5-8) | L 7-14 |
| Fri Sep 6 | vs Wake Forest (8-5) | L 21-41 |
| Sat Sep 14 | vs (25) Texas (8-5) | L 13-48 |
| Sat Sep 21 | vs (19) Baylor (11-3) | L 13-21 |
| Sat Sep 28 | vs Louisiana Tech (10-3) | L 20-23 |
| Sat Oct 5 | at Alabama-Birmingham (9-5) | L 20-35 |
| Sat Oct 19 | at Texas-San Antonio (4-8) | L 27-31 |
| Sat Oct 26 | vs Southern Miss (7-6) | L 6-20 |
| Sat Nov 2 | vs Marshall (8-5) | L 7-20 |
| Sat Nov 16 | at Middle Tennessee St (4-8) | W 31-28 |
| Sat Nov 23 | vs North Texas (4-8) | W 20-14 |
| Sat Nov 30 | at UTEP (1-11) | W 30-16 |