American Athletic · FBS
Rice 5-8
2025 season · Owls
No. 44 toughest schedule of 136 — see full rankings
Rice is 5-8 under head coach Scott Abell. Its 13 opponents were a combined 47-27 before playing the Owls and are 43-38 since. The best win was over UConn, which was 5-2 going in.
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before Rice, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. Rice.
Wk 3·
Prairie View A&M
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W 38-17
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 9-2
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 3
Prairie View A&M
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W 38-17
1-1
9-2
10-4
Wk 3·
Prairie View A&M
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W 38-17
- Before
- 1-1
- After
- 9-2
- Total
- 10-4
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Wk 3
Prairie View A&M
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W 38-17
1-1
9-2
10-4
Wk 6·
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L 21-27
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 6
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L 21-27
1-3
2-5
4-8
Wk 6·
Home · American Athletic
L 21-27
- Before
- 1-3
- After
- 2-5
- Total
- 4-8
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Wk 6
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L 21-27
1-3
2-5
4-8
L 24-56
- Before
- 9-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 12-2
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 24-56
9-1
2-1
12-2
L 24-56
- Before
- 9-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 12-2
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Wk 13
14 days rest
L 24-56
9-1
2-1
12-2
Wk 14·
Away · American Athletic
L 3-52
- Before
- 8-3
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 14
L 3-52
8-3
0-1
9-4
Wk 14·
Away · American Athletic
L 3-52
- Before
- 8-3
- After
- 0-1
- Total
- 9-4
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Wk 14
L 3-52
8-3
0-1
9-4
L 10-41
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
34 days rest
L 10-41
6-6
0-0
7-6
L 10-41
- Before
- 6-6
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 7-6
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Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
34 days rest
L 10-41
6-6
0-0
7-6
- Conference
- American Athletic
- Head coach
- Scott Abell
- Stadium
- Rice Stadium, seats 47,000, Houston, Texas
- NFL draft
- None picked in the 2026 NFL draft
Receipt insights
- Best win by opponent record: Prairie View A&M, finished 10-4 (won 38-17, Wk 3).
- Worst loss by opponent record: Florida Atlantic, finished 4-8 (lost 21-27, Wk 6).
Combined opponents
Across 13 completed games
Before playing Rice
47-27
63.5%
vs. Rice
8-5
61.5%
After playing Rice
43-38
53.1%
Total (including vs. Rice)
98-70
58.3%
Teams we beat30-34total (46.9%)
Before playing Rice 10-10 · after 20-19
Teams that beat us68-36total (65.4%)
Before playing Rice 37-17 · after 23-19
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing Rice uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. Rice is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing Rice uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.