2025 Rice Owls football team

2025 Rice Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record5–8 (2–6 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorVince Munch (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJon Kay (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumRice Stadium
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 18 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 24 North Texas y   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 23 Navy   7 – 1     11 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 8  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year Scott Abell, the Owls played home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Rice completed their regular season with a 5–7 record.[1] The Owls were not bowl eligible, but received a bid to the Armed Forces Bowl due to some bowl-eligible teams (such as Iowa State and Kansas State) declining bids.[2]

The Rice Owls drew an average home attendance of 23,423, the 92nd-highest of all NCAA Division I FBS football teams.[3]

Schedule

The American Athletic Conference (subsequently renamed as the American Conference) announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Owls on August 15, 2024.[4][5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30, 20257:00 p.m.at Louisiana*
ESPN+W 14–1222,148
September 66:00 p.m.Houston*
ESPN+L 9–3530,116
September 136:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M*
ESPN+W 38–1722,260
September 186:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPNW 28–1713,397
September 272:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 13–2128,873
October 46:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 21–2722,999
October 116:30 p.m.at UTSA
ESPNUL 13–6122,058
October 252:00 p.m.UConn*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 37–34 2OT21,122
October 316:00 p.m.No. 25 Memphis
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2L 14–3820,197
November 81:00 p.m.UAB
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 24–1722,671
November 226:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPNUL 24–5624,598
November 296:00 p.m.at South Florida
ESPN+L 3–5228,813
January 2, 202612:00 p.m.vs. Texas State*
ESPNL 10–4128,243
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Central time

[6]

Game summaries

at Louisiana

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 14 0014
Ragin' Cajuns 3 3 6012

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,148
  • Referee: Steven Robinson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:04) UL – Tony Sterner 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:21; Louisiana 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:34) RICE – Quinton Jackson 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:24; Rice 7–3)
  • (3:38) RICE – Aaron Turner 17-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:59; Rice 14–3)
  • (0:26) UL – Tony Sterner 51-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:12; Rice 14–6)
Third quarter
  • (1:45) UL – Walker Howard 25-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 5:09; Rice 14–12)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics RICE UL
First downs 18 16
Plays–yards 64–251 59–239
Rushes–yards 55–206 31–151
Passing yards 45 88
Passing: comp–att–int 7–9–0 10–28–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 36:24 23:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 7/9, 45 yards
Rushing Quinton Jackson 22 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 3 receptions, 44 yards
Louisiana Passing Walker Howard 10/22, 88 yards, INT
Rushing Bill Davis 11 carries, 58 yards
Receiving Shelton Sampson Jr. 4 receptions, 59 yards

Houston (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Rice rivalry § Football
Houston Cougars (1–0) at Rice Owls (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 7 72135
Owls 0 3 069

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,116
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst) and Maria Trivelpice (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (9:20) RICE – Enock Gota 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 6:27; Rice 3–0)
  • (0:40) HOU – Dean Connors 54-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:35; Houston 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (6:24) HOU – Conner Weigman 9-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 6:50; Houston 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:53) HOU – Will James 37-yard interception return, Ethan Sanchez kick (Houston 21–3)
  • (9:02) RICE – Chase Jenkins 3-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:51; Houston 21–9)
  • (8:19) HOU – Stephon Johnson 74-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43; Houston 28–9)
  • (3:40) HOU – Dean Connors 42-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:57; Houston 35–9)
Statistics HOU RICE
First downs 14 16
Plays–yards 60–392 66–228
Rushes–yards 38–204 53–177
Passing yards 188 51
Passing: comp–att–int 15–22–0 11–13–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 27:14 32:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Conner Weigman 15/22, 188 yards, TD
Rushing Dean Connors 13 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Stephon Johnson 1 reception, 74 yards, TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 10/12, 50 yards, INT
Rushing Daelen Alexander 10 carries, 55 yards
Receiving Aaron Turner 3 receptions, 24 yards

Prairie View A&M (FCS)

See also: 2025 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team
Prairie View A&M Panthers (FCS) (1–1) at Rice Owls (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers (FCS) 7 0 3717
Owls 7 17 7738

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,260
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:34) PV – Travon Jones 12-yard pass from Tevin Carter, Aiden Webb kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:55; Prairie View A&M 7–0)
  • (2:28) RICE – Chase Jenkins 3-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:00; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:47) RICE – Aaron Turner 52-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:38; Rice 14–7)
  • (4:56) RICE – Quinton Jackson 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:41; Rice 21–7)
  • (0:50) RICE – Enock Gota 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 2:32; Rice 24–7)
Third quarter
  • (12:19) RICE – Landon Ransom-Goelz 34-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; Rice 31–7)
  • (2:41) PV – Aiden Webb 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46; Rice 31–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (5:40) RICE – Tyson Thompson 22-yard pass from Drew Devillier, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:17; Rice 38–10)
  • (1:41) PV – Tevin Carter 6-yard run, Aiden Webb kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Rice 38–17)
Statistics PV RICE
First downs 18 28
Plays–yards 60–251 79–461
Rushes–yards 32–100 60–347
Passing yards 151 114
Passing: comp–att–int 13–28–0 12–19–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 23:38 36:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Tevin Carter 12/27, 131 yards, TD
Rushing Tevin Carter 15 carries, 65 yards, TD
Receiving Jyzaiah Rockwell 6 receptions, 92 yards
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 10/16, 87 yards, TD
Rushing Chase Jenkins 21 carries, 124 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Ransom-Goelz 3 receptions, 46 yards, TD

at Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Rice Owls (2–1) at Charlotte 49ers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 7 7728
49ers 3 6 0817

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: September 18
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,397
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:51) CLT – Liam Boyd 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:09; Charlotte 3–0)
  • (4:25) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 9-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Rice 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:55) CLT – Liam Boyd 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:58; Rice 7–6)
  • (2:23) CLT – Liam Boyd 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:34; Charlotte 9–7)
  • (1:18) RICE – Chase Jenkins 34-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Rice 14–9)
Third quarter
  • (11:33) RICE – Daelen Alexander 13-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Rice 21–9)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:31) RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:29; Rice 28–9)
  • (7:27) CLT – Javen Nicholas 31-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Javen Nicholas pass (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Rice 28–17)
Statistics RICE CLT
First downs 17 22
Plays–yards 58–353 76–334
Rushes–yards 46–255 32–75
Passing yards 98 259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–12–0 23–44–0
Time of possession 30:12 29:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 8/11, 87 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 12 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Charlotte Passing Grayson Loftis 15/31, 186 yards, TD
Rushing Rod Gainey Jr. 8 carries, 51 yards
Receiving Javen Nicholas 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Rice Owls (3–1) at Navy Midshipmen (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 31013
Midshipmen 7 7 0721

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,873
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Brandon Baylor (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:04) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:56; Navy 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 8-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:28; Navy 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (0:22) RICE – Enock Gota 35-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 48 yards, 8:15; Navy 14–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Navy 21–3)
  • (7:05) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 3-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:19; Navy 21–10)
  • (0:24) RICE – Enock Gota 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:43; Navy 21–13)
Statistics RICE NAVY
First downs 13 19
Plays–yards 60–234 61–455
Rushes–yards 39–120 48–283
Passing yards 114 172
Passing: comp–att–int 12–21–0 8–13–1
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 26:31 33:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 12/21, 114 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 15 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 8/13, 172 yards, INT
Rushing Blake Horvath 21 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alex Tecza 3 receptions, 53 yards

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (1–3) at Rice Owls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Florida Atlantic Owls 14 3 7327
Rice Owls 7 0 7721

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,999
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:34) RICE – Quinton Jackson 68-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Rice 7–0)
  • (11:23) FAU – Michael Kirch 30-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:57) FAU – Asaad Waseem 38-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:55; Florida Atlantic 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (4:36) FAU – Garrison Smith 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:08; Florida Atlantic 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (4:44) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 46-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:39; Florida Atlantic 17–14)
  • (1:50) FAU – Michael Kirch 2-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:54; Florida Atlantic 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:03) FAU – Garrison Smith 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:33; Florida Atlantic 27–14)
  • (3:19) RICE – Chase Jenkins 2-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Florida Atlantic 27–21)
Statistics FAU RICE
First downs 20 18
Plays–yards 66–393 65–350
Rushes–yards 33–103 48–213
Passing yards 290 137
Passing: comp–att–int 23–33–1 12–17–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Caden Veltkamp 23/33, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Xavier Terrell 20 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Easton Messer 11 receptions, 110 yards
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 12/17, 137 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 19 carries, 128 yards, TD
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Rice Owls (3–3) at UTSA Roadrunners (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 3 7 0313
Roadrunners 21 17 23061

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: None (played indoors)
  • Game attendance: 22,058
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:47) UTSA – Robert Henry Jr. 1-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; UTSA 7–0)
  • (7:53) RICE – Enock Gota 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:54; UTSA 7–3)
  • (4:14) UTSA – Devin McCuin 2-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; UTSA 14–3)
  • (0:54) UTSA – AJ Wilson 20-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:56; UTSA 21–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:39) UTSA – DJ Allen Jr. 43-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:50; UTSA 28–3)
  • (4:57) UTSA – Michael Petro 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 17 yards, 4:33; UTSA 31–3)
  • (2:14) UTSA – Will Henderson III 43-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:17; UTSA 38–3)
  • (1:15) RICE – Daelen Alexander 3-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:00; UTSA 38–10)
Third quarter
  • (14:16) UTSA – Kendrick Blackshire 17-yard interception return, Michael Petro kick (UTSA 45–10)
  • (11:45) UTSA – Shad Banks Jr. 41-yard fumble recovery, Michael Petro kick (UTSA 52–10)
  • (4:15) UTSA – Team safety (UTSA 54–10)
  • (4:00) UTSA – Will Henderson III 57-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; UTSA 61–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:41) RICE – Chase Allen 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:51; UTSA 61–13)
Statistics RICE UTSA
First downs 12 21
Plays–yards 69–269 59–437
Rushes–yards 50–190 34–191
Passing yards 79 246
Passing: comp–att–int 10–19–1 16–25–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 32:35 27:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 1/3, 33 yards
Rushing Daelen Alexander 12 carries, 129 yards, TD
Receiving Drayden Dickmann 2 receptions, 33 yards
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 15/21, 236 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Will Henderson III 5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving AJ Wilson 2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team
UConn Huskies (5–2) at Rice Owls (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Huskies 7 14 307334
Owls 3 14 077637

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,122
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First Quarter
  • CONN - Bell, Skyler 80 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 11:05. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:13
  • RICE - Gota, Enock 38 yd field goal, 1:03. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:00
Second Quarter
  • RICE - Jackson, Quinton 73 yd run (Gota, Enock kick), 11:08. Owls 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:21
  • CONN - Edwards, Cam 12 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 1:48. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 04:45
  • RICE - Jackson, Quinton 75 yd pass from Jenkins, Chase (Gota, Enock kick), 1:35. Owls 17–14. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:13
  • CONN - Vereen, Juice 34 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 0:49. Huskies 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:46
Third Quarter
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 45 yd field goal, 6:06. Huskies 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:16
Fourth Quarter
  • RICE - Hardemann, D'Andre 10 yd run (Gota, Enock kick), 11:46. Tied 24–24. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, TOP 05:40
First Overtime
  • RICE - Jackson, Quinton 6 yd run (Gota, Enock kick). Owls 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards
  • CONN - Edwards, Cam 5 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick). Tied 31–31. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards
Second Overtime
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 41 yd field goal. Huskies 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards
  • RICE - Jackson, Quinton 23 yd run (No PAT Attempted). Owls 37–34. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards
Statistics CONN RICE
First downs 18 20
Plays–yards 74–449 78–491
Rushes–yards 26–105 56–300
Passing yards 344 191
Passing: comp–att–int 32–48–0 17–22–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 27:32 32:28
Team Category Player Statistics
UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 32/48, 344 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Cam Edwards 16 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Skyler Bell 8 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 17/22, 191 yards, TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 21 carries, 168 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Quinton Jackson 3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

No. 25 Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team
No. 25 Memphis Tigers (7–1) at Rice Owls (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 25 Tigers 14 17 7038
Owls 0 7 0714

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 20,197
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:35) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28; Memphis 7–0)
  • (2:34) MEM – Frank Peasant 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16; Memphis 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:25) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:07; Memphis 21–0)
  • (7:54) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:39; Memphis 28–0)
  • (2:03) RICE – Aaron Turner 12-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:49; Memphis 28–7)
  • (0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Memphis 31–7)
Third quarter
  • (0:49) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:09; Memphis 38–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:28) RICE – Tyvonn Byars 1-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:19; Memphis 38–14)
Statistics MEM RICE
First downs 20 13
Plays–yards 56–355 63–212
Rushes–yards 33–130 46–112
Passing yards 225 100
Passing: comp–att–int 18–23–0 11–17–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 27:38 32:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Memphis Passing Brendon Lewis 18/22, 225 yards
Rushing Brendon Lewis 12 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Cortez Braham Jr. 3 receptions, 66 yards
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 11/16, 100 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chase Jenkins 15 carries, 34 yards
Receiving Tyvonn Byars 1 reception, 43 yards

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team
UAB Blazers (3–5) at Rice Owls (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 7 10 0017
Owls 7 7 10024

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: SW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 22,671
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:08) UAB – Iverson Hooks 26-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 2 plays, 34 yards, 0:45; UAB 7–0)
  • (6:23) RICE – Tyson Thompson 23-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:38; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (6:23) RICE – D'Andre Hardeman Jr. 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 19 plays, 48 yards, 9:01; Rice 14–7)
  • (2:35) UAB – Jonah Delange 20-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 8:06; Rice 14–10)
  • (0:03) UAB – Brandon Hawkins Jr. 21-yard pass from Ryder Burton, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 0:55; UAB 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:29) RICE – Aaron Turner 3-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:31; Rice 21–17)
  • (1:00) RICE – Enock Gota 38-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:02; Rice 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics UAB RICE
First downs 18 18
Plays–yards 63–315 72–232
Rushes–yards 29–102 57–191
Passing yards 213 41
Passing: comp–att–int 18–34–0 11–15–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:09 34:51
Team Category Player Statistics
UAB Passing Ryder Burton 18/34, 213 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jevon Jackson 15 carries, 89 yards
Receiving Iverson Hooks 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 11/15, 41 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Quinton Jackson 22 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Tyson Thompson 3 receptions, 33 yards, TD

North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team
North Texas Mean Green (9-1) at Rice Owls (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 7 21 141456
Owls 14 0 7324

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,598
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:56) RICE - Chase Jenkins 18-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:00; Rice 7-0)
  • (1:42) RICE - Aaron Turner 12-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:56; Rice 14-0)
  • (0:52) UNT - Wyatt Young 74-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:42; Rice 14-7)
Second quarter
  • (10:26) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 4-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:29; Tied 14-14)
  • (6:34) UNT - Tre Williams III 56-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:25; North Texas 21-14)
  • (3:05) UNT - Wyatt Young 84-yard pass from Drew Mestemaker, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 1 play, 84 yards, 0:16; North Texas 28-14)
Third quarter
  • (12:55) UNT - Drew Mestemaker 1-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:00; North Texas 35-14)
  • (3:14) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 7-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:58; North Texas 42-14)
  • (0:04) RICE - Aaron Turner 15-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; North Texas 42-21)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:10) UNT - Caleb Hawkins 8-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; North Texas 49-21)
  • (5:38) RICE - Enock Gota 27-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 6:30; North Texas 49-24)
  • (3:46) UNT - Ashton Gray 11-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 4 plays, 47 yards, 1:51; North Texas 56-24)
Statistics UNT RICE
First downs 25 24
Plays–yards 55–640 74–397
Rushes–yards 32–171 53–296
Passing yards 469 101
Passing: comp–att–int 19–23–0 14–21–0
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 22:15 37:45
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Drew Mestemaker 19/23, 469 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Caleb Hawkins 20 carries, 97 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Wyatt Young 8 receptions, 295 yards, 2 TD
Rice Passing Chase Jenkins 14/21, 101 yards, TD
Rushing Aaron Turner 9 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Aaron Turner 8 receptions, 58 yards, TD

at South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team
Rice Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 3 003
Bulls 14 14 101452

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 29
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE USF
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Drew Devillier 65
Rushing Tyvonn Byars 46
Receiving Aaron Turner 99
South Florida Passing Byrum Brown 275
Rushing Byrum Brown 104
Receiving Keshaun Singleton 125

vs. Texas State (Armed Forces Bowl)

See also: 2025 Texas State Bobcats football team and 2026 Armed Forces Bowl
2026 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Rice Owls (5-7) vs. Texas State Bobcats (6-6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 0310
Bobcats 0 10 171441

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: January 2, 2026
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: 10 mph (16 km/h) west
  • Game attendance: 28,243
  • Referee: Matt Packowski (MAC)
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter
  • TXST – Brad Jackson 6-yard run (Tyler Robles kick), 10:31. Bobcats 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:46.
  • TXST – Tyler Robles 30-yard field goal, 6:17. Bobcats 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:40.
  • RICE – Aaron Turner 2-yard pass from Patrick Crayton Jr. (Enock Gota kick), 0:09. Bobcats 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 68 yards, 1:08.
Third quarter
  • TXST – Beau Sparks 69-yard pass from Brad Jackson (Tyler Robles kick), 14:07. Bobcats 17–7. Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 0:48.
  • TXST – Chris Dawn Jr. 12-yard pass from Brad Jackson (Tyler Robles kick), 8:36. Bobcats 24–7. Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:11.
  • TXST – Tyler Robles 29-yard field goal, 6:53. Bobcats 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35.
Fourth quarter
  • TXST – Lincoln Pare 63-yard run (Tyler Robles kick), 14:41. Bobcats 34–7. Drive: 1 play, 63 yards, 0:12.
  • TXST – Chris Dawn Jr. 14-yard pass from Brad Jackson (Tyler Robles kick), 9:10. Bobcats 41–7. Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:09.
  • RICE – Enock Gota 28-yard field goal, 5:32. Bobcats 41–10. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 3:38.
Statistics RICE TXST
First downs 12 24
Total yards 195 436
Rushes/yards 44/102 41/241
Passing yards 94 195
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–21–1 18–26–0
Time of possession 30:32 29:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing Patrick Crayton Jr. 4/9, 70 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Quinton Jackson 16 carries, 78 yards
Receiving Payton Matthews 1 reception, 54 yards
Texas State Passing Brad Jackson 17/24, 173 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Lincoln Pare 11 carries, 106 yards, TD
Receiving Beau Sparks 4 receptions, 87 yards, TD

References

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