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Rice

USA · 2008 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
10–3
0.769 Win %
Conference
1st
7–1 in USA

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
113
1914–2026
All-Time Record
494–669–32
0.427 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#4
1949
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 1 · Top 10: 3 · Top 25: 13
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 22 seasons · 1 Top 10

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Rice head-to-head · History & Eras

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2SMUH2HUSA1–11W 56–27
3Week 3 · Sep 9Memphis (MEMPHIS)H2HUSA6–7W 42–35
4Week 4 · Sep 16Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)H2HSEC7–6L 21–38
5Week 5 · Sep 23Texas (TEXAS)H2HB1212–1L 10–52
6Week 6 · Sep 30North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HSUN1–11W 77–20
7Week 7 · Oct 7Tulsa (TULSA)H2HUSA11–3L 28–63
9Week 9 · Oct 21Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–6W 45–40
10Week 10 · Oct 28Tulane (TULANE)H2HUSA2–10W 42–17
11Week 11 · Nov 4UTEPH2HUSA5–7W 49–44
12Week 12 · Nov 11Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI3–9W 38–31
14Week 14 · Nov 25Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA4–8W 35–10
15Week 15 · Dec 2Houston (HOUSTON)H2HUSA8–5W 56–42
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2HMAC9–4W 38–14

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.878
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+36
-10+46
  • Western Michigan +9
  • Houston +8
  • Southern Miss +7
  • Memphis +6
  • UTEP +5
  • Marshall +4
  • Army +3
  • Tulane +2
  • SMU +1
  • North Texas +1
  • Texas -1
  • Tulsa -3
  • Vanderbilt -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #26Better than 82%
Win % Place 14thBetter than 91%

0.769 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32Regular Season Final#33Post-Season W2#32Post-Season W3#26Post-Season W4#26Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+29
+7
-17
-42
+57
-35
+5
+25
+5
+7
+25
+14
+24

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#832003#972004#1082005#622006#1102007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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