Rice 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 8:53 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rice Owls will play Sam Houston on August 31, their opening game of the 2024 college football schedule — keep scrolling for the full 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
- Based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62), the Owls have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- In terms of toughness — and using its opponents’ projected win total this season — Rice will be playing the 98th-ranked schedule this year.
- In terms of difficulty, based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last season, the Owls will be facing 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 go toe-to-toe with four teams in 2024 who played in a bowl game in 2023.
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Rice Stat Insights (2023)
- The Owls averaged 362.9 yards per game on offense last year (84th in FBS), and they allowed 364.5 yards per game (54th) on defense.
- Offensively, 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 ranked 45th in pass offense (252.5 passing yards per game) and 43rd in pass defense (211.6 passing yards allowed per game) last season.
- While Rice’s run defense ranked 71st with 152.9 rushing yards allowed per game last season, it was worse 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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