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Rice

USA · 2020 Season · Final

Failing
Record
2–3
0.400 Win %
Conference
6th
2–3 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

2020 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
9Week 9 · Oct 27Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE)H2HUSA3–6L 34–40
10Week 10 · Nov 3Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)H2HUSA3–7W 30–6
13Week 13 · Nov 24North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)H2HUSA4–6L 17–27
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Marshall (MARSHALL)H2HUSA7–3W 20–0
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 15UABH2HUSA6–3L 16–21

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
4.571
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-5
-15+10
  • Marshall +7
  • Southern Miss +3
  • UAB -3
  • Middle Tennessee -6
  • North Texas -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 #78Better than 44%
Win % Place 77thBetter than 45%

0.400 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#70Post-Season W1#73Post-Season W2#75Post-Season W3#78Post-Season W4#78Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-6
+24
-10
+20
-5

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

Final Rank by Season
#972015#1182016#1252017#1242018#1172019

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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