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Rice

USA · 2017 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
1–11
0.083 Win %
Conference
12th
1–7 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

2017 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 5Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–5L 7–62
3Week 3 · Sep 12UTEPH2HUSA0–12W 31–14
4Week 4 · Sep 19Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND AAC7–5L 3–38
5Week 5 · Sep 26Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA8–5L 7–13
6Week 6 · Oct 3Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2HACC5–7L 10–42
7Week 7 · Oct 10Army (ARMY)H2HIND FBSI10–3L 12–49
9Week 9 · Oct 24UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA6–5L 7–20
10Week 10 · Oct 31Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA7–6L 28–42
11Week 11 · Nov 7UABH2HUSA8–5L 21–52
12Week 12 · Nov 14Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA8–5L 34–43
13Week 13 · Nov 21Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA5–7L 21–24
14Week 14 · Nov 28North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–5L 14–30

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
7.813
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-58
-58+0
  • UTEP 0
  • Army -3
  • Stanford -5
  • Houston -5
  • Florida International -5
  • UTSA -5
  • UAB -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • North Texas -5
  • Louisiana Tech -6
  • Pittsburgh -7
  • Old Dominion -7

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 #125Better than 9%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.083 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#125Post-Season W1#125Post-Season W2#124Post-Season W3#125Post-Season W4#125Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-55
+17
-35
-6
-32
-37
-13
-14
-31
-9
-3
-16

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

Final Rank by Season
#712012#352013#542014#972015#1182016

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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