Rice 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:47 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Rice Owls will begin their 2024 college football schedule versus Sam Houston on August 31 — see below for more.

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2024 Rice Game and TV Schedule

Opponent Date/Time Score/Tickets TV Channel
Sam Houston August 31 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
Texas Southern (FCS) September 7 | 7:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Houston September 14 | 8:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN+ (Watch this game on ESPN+)
@ Army September 21 | 12:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Charlotte September 28 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
UTSA October 12 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Tulane October 19 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ UConn October 26 | 3:30 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub CBS Sports Network (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
Navy November 2 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
@ Memphis November 8 | 9:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub ESPN2 (Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
@ UAB November 23 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA
South Florida November 30 | 1:00 PM ET Get tickets for this game at StubHub TBA

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Rice 2024 Strength of Schedule

  • The Owls will have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football, based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62).
  • Rice is facing the 98th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
  • According to their AAC opponents’ combined win total last year, the Owls will be facing the 62nd-ranked conference schedule in terms of toughness.
  • In 2024, Rice will face five teams that had winning records last season, including two that won nine or more games, while facing three squads that accumulated three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Owls will play four games against teams who played in a bowl in 2023 bowl.

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Rice Stat Insights (2023)

  • The Owls ranked 84th in total offense (362.9 yards per game) and 54th in total defense (364.5 yards allowed per game) last season.
  • From an offensive standpoint, Rice ranked 56th in FBS with 29.5 points per game last season. Meanwhile, it ranked 83rd in points allowed (364.5 points allowed per contest).
  • The Owls put up 252.5 passing yards per game on offense last season, which ranked them 45th in FBS. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked 43rd, giving up 211.6 passing yards per game.
  • Rice was a bottom-25 run offense last year, ranking 19th-worst with 110.5 rushing yards per contest. Defensively, it ranked 72nd in FBS (152.9 rushing yards allowed per game).
  • Rice owned the worst turnover margin in college football last season at -13, forcing 12 turnovers (117th in FBS) while turning it over 25 times (126th in FBS).

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