Next game: Rice Owls at Fresno State Bulldogs, Saturday 26 September. Our call is in the Rice Owls at Fresno State Bulldogs prediction.

Rice Owls are 1-2 in 2026 and 0-0 in the American Conference, read 24 September 2026. They finished 2025 5-8.

The next Rice game

Saturday 26 September, 10:00 PM ET, away at Fresno State, at Valley Children’s Stadium.

Rice in 2026 so far

Date	Opponent	Where	Result
5 Sep	Houston Christian	Home	W 31-3
12 Sep	Notre Dame	Away	L 0-52
19 Sep	Western Michigan	Home	L 21-28

Rice 2026 schedule

Date	Opponent	Where
Sat 26 Sep	Fresno State	Away
Sat 3 Oct	UTSA	Home
Sat 10 Oct	East Carolina	Away
Sat 17 Oct	Tulsa	Home
Sat 24 Oct	Florida Atlantic	Away
Sat 7 Nov	North Texas	Away
Sat 14 Nov	Tulane	Home
Thu 19 Nov	Temple	Away
Sat 28 Nov	Army	Home

Rice in 2025

5-8 overall: 3-4 at home and 2-3 on the road. They scored 19.1 points a game and allowed 32.9.

• Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl: lost to Texas State 41-10

The Rice roster

Scott Abell is the head coach. ESPN lists 52 players on offense, 43 on defense and 5 on special teams, read 24 September 2026.

Where to go next

This page is the record: schedule, results and last season. Our calls on games are on every college football prediction.