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53
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)
Rice Owls
American Athletic · Houston, TX · Rice Stadium · Head coach Scott Abell
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
58
56Foundation
61Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +8
early · #69 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters27%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result | Model win % | Market win % | TV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Sep 5, 7:00 PM | vs | Houston ChristianFCS | W 31-3 | ESPN+ | ||
| 2 | Sat, Sep 12, 3:30 PM | @ | Notre Dame#1 | L 0-52 | NBC | ||
| 3 | Sat, Sep 19, 7:00 PM | vs | Western Michigan#72 | L 21-28 | ESPN+ | ||
| 4 | Sat, Sep 26, 10:00 PM | @ | Fresno State#72 | L 24-38 | CW; The CW Network | ||
| 5 | Sat, Oct 3, 7:00 PM | vs | UTSA#71 | L 14-16 | ESPN+ | ||
| 6 | Sat, Oct 10, 1:00 PM | @ | East Carolina#79 | L 12-28 | ESPN+ | ||
| 7 | Sat, Oct 17, 4:30 PM | vs | Tulsa#91 | preview → | 42% | 37% | ESPN+ |
| 8 | Sat, Oct 24, 12:00 AM | @ | Florida Atlantic#85 | preview → | 25% | — | |
| 10 | Sat, Nov 7, 12:00 AM | @ | North Texas#64 | preview → | 11% | — | |
| 11 | Sat, Nov 14, 12:00 AM | vs | Tulane#93 | preview → | 43% | — | |
| 12 | Thu, Nov 19, 7:30 PM | @ | Temple#95 | preview → | 36% | — | ESPN |
| 13 | Sat, Nov 28, 12:00 AM | vs | Army#81 | preview → | 33% | — |