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Rice

USA · 2018 Season · Final

Rock Bottom
Record
2–11
0.154 Win %
Conference
13th
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

2018 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
1Week 1 · Aug 28Prairie View PanthersUnranked—W 31–28
2Week 2 · Sep 4Houston (HOUSTON)H2HIND AAC8–5L 27–45
3Week 3 · Sep 11Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HMWC8–6L 29–43
5Week 5 · Sep 25Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA6–5L 22–40
6Week 6 · Oct 2Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC7–6L 24–56
7Week 7 · Oct 9UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO)H2HUSA3–9L 3–20
8Week 8 · Oct 16UABH2HUSA11–3L 0–42
9Week 9 · Oct 23Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL)H2HUSA9–4L 17–36
10Week 10 · Oct 30North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA9–4L 17–41
11Week 11 · Nov 6UTEPH2HUSA1–11L 26–34
12Week 12 · Nov 13Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)H2HUSA8–5L 13–28
13Week 13 · Nov 20LSUH2HSEC10–3L 10–42
14Week 14 · Nov 27Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION)H2HUSA4–8W 27–13

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
7.563
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-57
-61+4
  • Old Dominion +4
  • UAB -3
  • LSU -3
  • Florida International -4
  • North Texas -4
  • Houston -5
  • Southern Miss -5
  • Louisiana Tech -5
  • Hawai'i -6
  • Wake Forest -6
  • UTSA -9
  • UTEP -11

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 #124Better than 10%
Win % Place 125thBetter than 9%

0.154 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#125Post-Season W1#126Post-Season W2#124Post-Season W3#124Post-Season W4#124Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+3
-18
-14
-18
-32
-17
-42
-19
-24
-8
-15
-32
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#352013#542014#972015#1182016#1252017

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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