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Rice

USA · 2016 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
3–9
0.250 Win %
Conference
12th
2–6 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

2016 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 6Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY)H2HUSA11–3L 14–46
3Week 3 · Sep 13Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI8–5L 14–31
4Week 4 · Sep 20Baylor (BAYLOR)H2HB127–6L 10–38
5Week 5 · Sep 27North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA5–8L 35–42
6Week 6 · Oct 4Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA7–6L 28–44
8Week 8 · Oct 18UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–7L 13–14
9Week 9 · Oct 25Prairie View PanthersUnranked—W 65–44
10Week 10 · Nov 1Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA9–5L 16–61
11Week 11 · Nov 8Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC)H2HUSA3–9L 25–42
12Week 12 · Nov 15Charlotte (CHARLOTTE)H2HUSA4–8W 22–21
13Week 13 · Nov 22UTEPH2HUSA4–8W 44–24
14Week 14 · Nov 29Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC10–3L 17–41

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
5.710
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-44
-52+8
  • Charlotte +4
  • UTEP +4
  • Western Kentucky -3
  • Stanford -3
  • Army -5
  • Louisiana Tech -5
  • Baylor -6
  • Southern Miss -6
  • UTSA -7
  • North Texas -8
  • Florida Atlantic -9

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 #118Better than 15%
Win % Place 108thBetter than 22%

0.250 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#119Post-Season W1#119Post-Season W2#118Post-Season W3#118Post-Season W4#118Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-32
-17
-28
-7
-16
-1
+21
-45
-17
+1
+20
-24

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

Final Rank by Season
#912011#712012#352013#542014#972015

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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