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Index · this season

at its 5-year level▲ Up 3 this season

Career61since 1936

Peak881953

Last 552seasons

#111 nationally · 1-5 (0-2 conf)

Résumé #128 · better than its record

Schedule so far #42

Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)

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Rice Owls

American Athletic · Houston, TX · Rice Stadium · Head coach Scott Abell

Rival

Houston · also UTSA

Building rivalry

12-35 all time (47 meetings since 1971)

Houston leads

Last: lost 35-9 (2025) · Houston has won 2 straight

Wants it back

program traits are earned from history

0national titles

0Heisman

4AP top-10

7All-Americans

24NFL picks

39.9%win pct

History since 1936 · football since 1912. Every season →

Chemistry

56Foundation

61Gel

gel counts 45% so far

▲ Above its norm +8

early · #69 of 138

HC year2

Ret. starters27%

QB yrs w/ OC1

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Roster · 103 players

Quarterbacks · 5room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
2	Lucas Scheerhorn	QB	So	6'0" / 200	Spring, TX	54
4	Gael Ochoa	QB	So	6'2" / 197	El Paso, TX	54
14	Ayden Wilhelm	QB	Fr	6'1" / 188	Lee's Summit, MO	54
15	Patrick Crayton Jr.	QB	Fr	6'0" / 201	Lewisville, TX	54
11	Jacurri Brown	QB	Sr	6'4" / 227	Valdosta, GA	52

Running backs · 6room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
10	Quinton Jackson	RB	Sr	5'7" / 175	Fort Worth, TX	70
26	Tyvonn Byars	RB	So	5'10" / 217	Montgomery, TX	66
28	D'Andre Hardeman Jr.	RB	So	5'8" / 197	Houston, TX	56
33	Justin Powell	RB	Fr	6'0" / 210	Lyons, GA	56
27	Dionne Sims	RB	Fr	5'10" / 160	Humble, TX	55
30	Carson Morgan	RB	Jr	6'0" / 215	Bentonville, AR	53

Receivers · 18room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
6	Ben Grice	WR	So	6'0" / 194	Atlanta, GA	58
18	Owen Carter	WR	So	6'2" / 215	Cypress, TX	56
21	Sawyer Rice	WR	Fr	6'1" / 198	Duncan, OK	56
88	Keenan Arcega-Whiteside	WR	Fr	6'4" / 209	Spartanburg, SC	56
20	Fisher Leftwich	WR	Fr	6'1" / 185	Mount Airy, NC	55
29	Jai Jacobs-Ford	WR	Fr	5'11" / 170	Blytheville, AR	55
89	Preston Jackson	WR	Fr	5'11" / 175	Forney, TX	55
0	Payton Matthews	WR	So	5'11" / 185	San Antonio, TX	54
5	Davis Lane	WR	Sr	6'1" / 201	Lynchburg, VA	54
7	Barry Jackson Jr.	WR	Jr	5'11" / 198	Ellenwood, GA	54
24	Larry DeBose IV	WR	So	5'9" / 168	Conroe, TX	54
83	Jackson Ranucci	WR	So	5'11" / 185	Houston, TX	54
8	Colin Leahey	WR	Fr	6'0" / 192	Magnolia, TX	53
19	Jordan Clark	WR	Fr	5'10" / 187	Manor, TX	53
22	Michael Sifford	WR	Fr	5'11" / 164	Newton, NC	53
13	Max Mosey	WR	Sr	6'0" / 200	Harrisburg, PA	52
43	Chris Bruce	WR	Jr	6'3" / 201	Buda, TX	52
81	Braylen Walker	WR	Sr	5'10" / 181	Sulphur, LA	46

Tight ends · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
9	Preston Zinter	TE	Jr	6'2" / 254	North Andover, MA	56
25	Rhys Phillips	TE	So	6'2" / 234	Katy, TX	55
82	Colten Cole	TE	Fr	6'3" / 242	Sulphur, OK	54
87	Jackson DeAtley	TE	Fr	6'0" / 258	Lake Jackson, TX	54
17	Jake Renda	TE	Sr	6'5" / 225	Princeton, NJ	53
84	Will Swartz	TE	Fr	6'5" / 255	Huffman, TX	51
86	James Falk	TE	Jr	6'6" / 250	Springfield, PA	51

Offensive line · 17room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
73	Justin Michaelis	OL	Fr	6'4" / 321	Park City, UT	54
50	Patrick Valent	OL	Jr	6'3" / 330	Warren, OH	53
59	Colter Alberding	OL	Fr	6'4" / 315	Allen, TX	53
70	Bennett Eivens	OL	Fr	6'4" / 275	Austin, TX	53
74	Clay Mitchell	OL	Fr	6'4" / 308	Sinton, TX	53
76	Marcus Page Jr.	OL	Fr	6'6" / 307	Forney, TX	53
77	Ian Bothwell	OL	Fr	6'5" / 325	Fort Worth, TX	53
78	Erben Birkhoff	OL	Fr	6'3" / 321	Katy, TX	53
57	Leyonte Chandler	OL	Fr	6'4" / 265	Euless, TX	52
58	Peyton Farmer	OL	Jr	6'6" / 300	Fresno, TX	52
67	Luke Needham	OL	Jr	6'5" / 320	Germantown, TN	52
53	Luke Miller	OL	So	6'5" / 304	Round Rock, TX	51
56	Nate Bledsoe	OL	Jr	6'4" / 315	Collierville, TN	51
60	Leo Bluhm	OL	Sr	6'4" / 315	Saint Paul, MN	51
62	Cullen Witt	OL	So	6'2" / 291	Houston, TX	51
68	Scott Becker	OL	Sr	6'2" / 309	Briarcliff Manor, NY	51
71	Cole Principe	OL	So	6'4" / 310	Brea, CA	51

Defensive line · 19room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
16	Chibby Nwajuaku	DL	Sr	6'2" / 246	Cypress, TX	72
57	Aquantis Clemmons	DL	Jr	5'10" / 286	Columbus, GA	72
7	AJ Brown	DE	Sr	6'0" / 188	Marietta, GA	68
8	Joseph Mutombo	DL	Jr	6'5" / 271	Fort Worth, TX	68
94	Braden Bays	DL	Fr	6'3" / 269	Boerne, TX	68
96	Dillan Botts	DL	Sr	6'1" / 286	Houston, TX	68
2	Jo Chavez Turnover Maker	DE	Jr	6'0" / 194	Folsom, CA	64
15	Matthew Aribisala	DL	Sr	6'2" / 308	Cedar Hill, TX	64
25	Caden VerMaas	DE	Fr	6'0" / 190	Omaha, NE	64
95	Brock Reddic	DL	So	6'4" / 320	White Oak, TX	63
11	Christopher Clark-Jolivet	DL	Jr	6'1" / 295	Houston, TX	61
21	JD Singletary	DL	Fr	6'2" / 221	Middletown, OH	61
92	Luca Akirtava	DL	Fr	6'2" / 267	Frisco, TX	61
98	Robert Rooks	DL	Fr	6'1" / 291	Petaluma, CA	60
43	Ian Harrell	DL	Fr	6'2" / 315	Huntsville, AL	58
93	Quincy Tchikou	DL	Fr	6'3" / 253	Cypress, TX	58
97	Chris Knauls	DL	Fr	6'4" / 272	Frisco, TX	58
88	Tyler Lavallier	DL	Fr	6'1" / 295	Royalty, TX	57
91	DD Oliver	DL	Fr	6'3" / 280	Bossier City, LA	56

Linebackers · 7room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
33	Stone Combs	LB	Sr	6'1" / 227	Park City, UT	68
55	CJ Witten	LB	Fr	6'1" / 225	Westlake, TX	67
54	Austin Harnetiaux	LB	Sr	6'2" / 228	Seattle, WA	66
14	Beau Barton	LB	Jr	6'2" / 205	Van, TX	65
40	Jayden Cupitt	LB	Fr	6'1" / 224	Mansfield, TX	65
44	Cooper King	LB	Jr	5'10" / 211	Stratford, TX	65
34	Kaleb Blanton	LB	So	6'1" / 226	Manvel, TX	64

Defensive backs · 19room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
3	Koa Akui	S	Sr	5'10" / 193	Hilo, HI	76
12	Jamir Benjamin	CB	So	5'10" / 185	Lansing, MI	70
10	Kyren Condoll	CB	So	6'2" / 186	Fontana, CA	67
56	Seth Clarke	DB	Fr	6'2" / 215	Lawrence Township, NJ	67
1	Zach Cody	CB	So	6'0" / 172	Coppell, TX	65
5	Jerrick Harper	CB	Sr	6'0" / 191	Silsbee, TX	65
13	Tariq May	DB	Sr	6'4" / 244	Baltimore, MD	65
18	Ahran Ogbor	S	So	5'10" / 205	Spring, TX	65
20	Bailey Fletcher	S	So	5'11" / 190	San Antonio, TX	64
0	Daveon Hook	S	Sr	5'11" / 190	Cibolo, TX	62
32	Seth Brown	S	Fr	6'0" / 180	Valdosta, GA	58
4	Tariq Watson	CB	Sr	5'10" / 181	Gretna, LA	57
6	Dylan Stephens	S	So	6'0" / 185	Dallas, TX	57
23	Michael Amey III	S	Fr	6'0" / 195	Missouri City, TX	57
24	Jordan Mitchell	CB	Fr	5'10" / 165	Missouri City, TX	57
42	DeReyon Jenkins	DB	Fr	6'4" / 224	Slidell, LA	57
36	Austin Lee	S	Fr	5'11" / 165	Missouri City, TX	56
41	Preston Healy	DB	Fr	6'2" / 236	Frisco, TX	56
35	Elijah Brown	CB	Fr	5'10" / 165	Baytown, TX	55

Special teams · 5room page →

#	Name	Pos	Class	Ht / Wt	Hometown	Rating
29	Charlie Durkin	P	Sr	6'0" / 190	Akron, OH	60
52	Morrow Evans	LS	So	6'1" / 227	Houston, TX	57
49	Tommy Bauchiero	PK	Fr	5'11" / 197	Brentwood, TN	56
51	Phoenix Derichsweiler	LS	Fr	6'2" / 216	Dallas, TX	50
28	Enock Gota	PK	Sr	6'0" / 209	Houston, TX	29