Rice 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 6:52 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rice Owls will open their 2024 college football schedule on August 31, against Sam Houston. 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 are playing the 26th-easiest schedule this season (based on their opponents’ combined win total from last year).
- Rice is facing the 98th-ranked schedule this season (based on its opponents’ projected win total this year).
- 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.
- Rice has five games scheduled against teams that finished with winning records in 2023, including two teams that had nine or more wins and three with less than four wins last year.
- The Owls have four games scheduled against teams that made a bowl game last year.
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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 year.
- Rice averaged 29.5 points per game on offense last season, which ranked it 56th in FBS. On the other side of the ball, it ranked 83rd, allowing 28.1 points 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 year.
- Rice ranked 19th-worst in rushing offense (110.5 rushing yards per game) last season, but it played better on defense, ranking 71st with 152.9 rushing yards allowed per contest.
- 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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