Rice 2024 Football Schedule, Record, Results
Published 9:49 am Saturday, August 10, 2024
The Rice Owls will play Sam Houston in their 2024 season opener, on August 31. For the full Rice schedule, keep scrolling.
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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
- Taking into account their opponents’ combined win total from last year (62), the Owls have the 26th-easiest schedule in college football.
- Rice will face the 98th-ranked schedule in college football, based on its opponents’ projected win total this year (58).
- The Owls will face the 62nd-ranked conference schedule in college football, based on their AAC opponents’ combined win total last year (52).
- In 2024, Rice’s schedule will see five games against teams which had winning records a year ago, including two games against teams that had nine or more wins and three games against squads with three or fewer wins in 2023.
- 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)
- The Owls compiled 362.9 yards per game on offense last season (84th in FBS), and they ranked 54th on the other side of the ball with 364.5 yards allowed per game.
- Despite sporting a bottom-25 scoring defense that ranked 51st-worst in FBS last season (28.1 points allowed per game), Rice had more success on offense, ranking 56th in FBS by averaging 29.5 points per game.
- The Owls put up 252.5 passing yards per game offensively last year (45th in FBS), and they gave up 211.6 passing yards per game (43rd) on defense.
- 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 game.
- Rice had 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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