Rice 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results

Published 7:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024

The Rice Owls will meet Sam Houston on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — see below for the complete slate.

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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 are playing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total last year).
  • Using its opponents’ projected win total this season, Rice will be playing the 98th-ranked schedule in terms of toughness.
  • In terms of difficulty, using their AAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Owls will be playing the 62nd-ranked conference schedule this year.
  • 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 picked up three or fewer wins a season ago.
  • The Owls will see four teams on their schedule this year that made a bowl game in 2023.

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Rice Stat Insights (2023)

  • From an offensive standpoint, the Owls ranked 84th in FBS with 362.9 yards per game last season. Meanwhile, they ranked 54th in total defense (364.5 yards allowed per contest).
  • 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 totaled 252.5 passing yards per game on offense last season (45th in FBS), and they ranked 43rd on defense with 211.6 passing yards allowed per game.
  • While Rice’s run defense ranked 71st with 152.9 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was less successful on offense, ranking 19th-worst (110.5 rushing yards per game).
  • Rice forced 12 total turnovers (117th in FBS) last season and turned it over 25 times (126th in FBS) for a turnover margin of -13, the worst in college football.

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