Rice

FBS

American Athletic · Houston, Houston, Texas

494-668-32

All-time

0.414

Win %

National titles

Conf titles

Major bowls

Playoff apps

Weeks at #1

Heismans

Greatest games

Rice's top games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Bowl	Match	Designation	Game Score
1	Nov 29, 1917	1917		Rice 0-10 Texas A&M Rice Field, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.74
2	Oct 9, 1954	1954		#11 Rice 7-13 #3 Wisconsin Camp Randall Stadium, Madison, Wisconsin		0.70
3	Jan 1, 1947	1946	Orange Bowl	#10 Rice 8-0 #7 Tennessee Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.70
4	Oct 12, 1957	1957		#15 Rice 6-7 #5 Duke Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas		0.68
5	Jan 2, 1961	1960	Sugar Bowl	Rice 6-14 #2 Mississippi Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, Louisiana Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.64
6	Nov 16, 1957	1957		#20 Rice 7-6 #1 Texas A&M Houston Stadium, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.63
7	Sep 29, 1962	1962		Rice 6-6 #5 LSU LSU Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana		0.62
8	Oct 26, 1946	1946		#16 Rice 18-13 #3 Texas Rice Field, Houston, Texas Conf Game	Conf Game	0.60
9	Jan 1, 1958	1957	Cotton Bowl	#8 Rice 7-20 #5 Navy Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas Major Bowl	Major Bowl	0.60
10	Oct 16, 1920	1920		Rice 0-0 Tulane Tulane		0.60

Season by season (major seasons)

Year	School	Record	Conference	Div	Conf	Champ App	Conf Champ	AP	Coach	High	Bowl
2026	Rice	0-0	American Athletic
2025	Rice	5-8	American Athletic		2-6						Armed Forces Bowl (L)
2024	Rice	4-8	American Athletic		3-5
2023	Rice	6-7	American Athletic		4-4						First Responder Bowl (L)
2022	Rice	5-8	Conference USA		3-5						LendingTree Bowl (L)
2021	Rice	4-8	Conference USA	West	3-5
2020	Rice	2-3	Conference USA	West	2-3
2019	Rice	3-9	Conference USA	West	3-5
2018	Rice	2-11	Conference USA	West	1-7
2017	Rice	1-11	Conference USA	West	1-7
2016	Rice	3-9	Conference USA	West	2-6
2015	Rice	5-7	Conference USA	West	3-5
2014	Rice	8-5	Conference USA	West	5-3						Hawaii Bowl (W)
2013	Rice	10-4	Conference USA	West	7-1	✓	★				Liberty Bowl (L)
2012	Rice	7-6	Conference USA	West	4-4						Armed Forces Bowl (W)
2011	Rice	4-8	Conference USA	West	3-5
2010	Rice	4-8	Conference USA	West	3-5
2009	Rice	2-10	Conference USA	West	2-6
2008	Rice	10-3	Conference USA	West	7-1						Texas Bowl (W)
2007	Rice	3-9	Conference USA	West	3-5
2006	Rice	7-6	Conference USA	West	6-2						New Orleans Bowl (L)
2005	Rice	1-10	Conference USA	West	1-7
2004	Rice	3-8	Western Athletic		2-6
2003	Rice	5-7	Western Athletic		5-3
2002	Rice	4-7	Western Athletic		3-5
2001	Rice	8-4	Western Athletic		5-3
2000	Rice	3-8	Western Athletic		2-6
1999	Rice	5-6	Western Athletic		4-3
1998	Rice	5-6	Western Athletic	Mountain	5-3
1997	Rice	7-4	Western Athletic	Mountain	5-3
1996	Rice	7-4	Western Athletic	Mountain	6-2
1995	Rice	2-8-1	Southwest		1-6
1994	Rice	5-6	Southwest		4-3		★
1993	Rice	6-5	Southwest		3-4
1992	Rice	6-5	Southwest		4-3
1991	Rice	4-7	Southwest		2-6
1990	Rice	5-6	Southwest		3-5
1989	Rice	2-8-1	Southwest		2-6
1988	Rice	0-11	Southwest		0-7
1987	Rice	2-9	Southwest		0-7
1986	Rice	4-7	Southwest		2-6
1985	Rice	3-8	Southwest		2-6
1984	Rice	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1983	Rice	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1982	Rice	0-11	Southwest		0-8
1981	Rice	4-7	Southwest		3-5
1980	Rice	5-6	Southwest		4-4
1979	Rice	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1978	Rice	2-9	Southwest		2-6
1977	Rice	1-10	Southwest		0-8
1976	Rice	3-8	Southwest		2-6
1975	Rice	2-9	Southwest		1-6
1974	Rice	2-8-1	Southwest		2-5
1973	Rice	5-6	Southwest		4-3
1972	Rice	5-5-1	Southwest		3-4
1971	Rice	3-7-1	Southwest		2-4-1
1970	Rice	5-5	Southwest		3-4
1969	Rice	3-7	Southwest		2-5
1968	Rice	0-9-1	Southwest		0-7
1967	Rice	4-6	Southwest		2-5
1966	Rice	2-8	Southwest		1-6
1965	Rice	2-8	Southwest		1-6
1964	Rice	4-5-1	Southwest		3-3-1
1963	Rice	6-4	Southwest		4-3
1962	Rice	2-6-2	Southwest		2-4-1
1961	Rice	7-4	Southwest		5-2			#17		#7	Bluebonnet Bowl (L)
1960	Rice	7-4	Southwest		5-2					#10	Sugar Bowl (L)Major
1959	Rice	1-7-2	Southwest		1-4-1
1958	Rice	5-5	Southwest		4-2					#13
1957	Rice	7-4	Southwest		5-1		★	#8	#7	#8	Cotton Bowl (L)Major
1956	Rice	4-6	Southwest		1-5
1955	Rice	2-7-1	Southwest		0-6				#18	#11
1954	Rice	7-3	Southwest		4-2			#19	#19	#11
1953	Rice	9-2	Southwest		5-1		★	#6	#6	#6	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1952	Rice	5-5	Southwest		4-2					#17
1951	Rice	5-5	Southwest		3-3					#18
1950	Rice	6-4	Southwest		2-4					#15
1949	Rice	10-1	Southwest		6-0		★	#5		#5	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1948	Rice	5-4-1	Southwest		3-2-1
1947	Rice	6-3-1	Southwest		4-2			#18		#15
1946	Rice	9-2	Southwest		5-1		★	#10		#5	Orange Bowl (W)Major
1945	Rice	5-6	Southwest		3-3
1944	Rice	5-6	Southwest		2-3
1943	Rice	3-7	Southwest		2-3
1942	Rice	7-2-1	Southwest		4-1-1
1941	Rice	6-3-1	Southwest		3-2-1					#12
1940	Rice	7-3	Southwest		4-2
1939	Rice	1-9-1	Southwest		0-5-1
1938	Rice	4-6	Southwest		3-3
1937	Rice	6-3-2	Southwest		4-1-1		★	#18		#15	Cotton Bowl (W)Major
1936	Rice	5-7	Southwest		1-5
1935	Rice	8-3	Southwest		3-3
1934	Rice	9-1-1	Southwest		5-1		★
1933	Rice	3-8	Southwest		1-5
1932	Rice	7-3	Southwest		3-3
1931	Rice	6-4	Southwest		3-3
1930	Rice	8-4	Southwest		2-4
1929	Rice	2-7	Southwest		0-5
1928	Rice	2-7	Southwest		0-5
1927	Rice	2-6-1	Southwest		1-3
1926	Rice	4-4-1	Southwest		0-4
1925	Rice	4-4-1	Southwest		1-2-1
1924	Rice	4-4	Southwest		2-2
1923	Rice	3-5	Southwest		1-4
1922	Rice	4-4	Southwest		1-4
1921	Rice	4-4-1	Southwest		1-2-1
1920	Rice	4-2-2	Southwest		2-2-1
1919	Rice	8-1	Southwest		3-1
1918	Rice	1-5-1	Southwest		1-1
1917	Rice	7-1	Southwest		1-1
1916	Rice	6-1-2	Southwest		2-1
1915	Rice	5-3	Southwest		1-2
1914	Rice	3-2-3	Southwest		2-2-1

Award winners

7 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Year	Player	Pos	Award
1991	Trevor Cobb	RB	Consensus All-American
1991	Trevor Cobb	RB	Doak Walker Award
1976	Tommy Kramer	QB	Consensus All-American
1958	Buddy Dial	E	Consensus All-American
1954	Dicky Maegle	B	Consensus All-American
1949	James Williams	E	Consensus All-American
1946	Weldon Humble	G	Consensus All-American