THIRD AND DATA

Conference USA · 2021

RiceOwls

4–8 overall, 3–5 in conference. 12 games played.

Season
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›Current

Record

4–8

3–5 in conference

Margin - All

−176

-14.7 per game

all games

Margin - Conf

−74

-9.3 per game

8 conference games

Points for

21.5

258 total

Points against

36.2

434 total

Polls

—

unranked · Final

Schedule

Mike Bloomgren

All times Eastern. For betting lines, hover over the game.

Sat 09/04/2021 02:00 PMESPN+atArkansas89° · 7 mph SSWL 17–3891% — Pregame win probability: 91% for Arkansas. Arkansas favored, and won.
Sat 09/11/2021 06:30 PMCBSSNvsHoustonBayou Bucket84° · 7 mph SEL 7–4430% — Pregame win probability: 30% for Rice. Houston favored, and won.
Sat 09/18/2021 08:00 PMLHNatTexas90° · 3 mph ENEL 0–5896% — Pregame win probability: 96% for Texas. Texas favored, and won.
Sat 09/25/2021 06:30 PMESPN3 (streaming)vsTexas Southern83° · 4 mph SEW 48–34100% — Pregame win probability: 100% for Rice. Rice favored, and won.
Sat 10/02/2021 06:30 PMESPN3 (streaming)vsSouthern Miss81° · 4 mph SSEW 24–1954% — Pregame win probability: 54% for Rice. Rice favored, and won.
Sat 10/16/2021 06:00 PMESPN+ (streaming)atUTSA77° · 6 mph NL 0–4588% — Pregame win probability: 88% for UTSA. UTSA favored, and won.
Sat 10/23/2021 03:30 PMESPN+ (streaming)atUAB75° · 4 mph SW 30–2495% — Pregame win probability: 95% for UAB. UAB favored, and lost — Rice won.
Sat 10/30/2021 02:00 PMESPN3 (streaming)vsNorth Texas74° · 11 mph NWL 24–3054% — Pregame win probability: 54% for Rice. Rice favored, and lost — North Texas won.
Sat 11/06/2021 03:30 PMESPN+ (streaming)atCharlotte56° · 14 mph NEL 24–3167% — Pregame win probability: 67% for Charlotte. Charlotte favored, and won.
Sat 11/13/2021 02:00 PMESPN+ (streaming)vsWestern Kentucky68° · 9 mph NNWL 21–4210% — Pregame win probability: 10% for Rice. Western Kentucky favored, and won.
Sat 11/20/2021 04:00 PMESPN+ (streaming)atUTEP75° · 9 mph SWL 28–3873% — Pregame win probability: 73% for UTEP. UTEP favored, and won.
Sat 11/27/2021 01:00 PMESPN+ (streaming)vsLouisiana Tech54° · 4 mph WW 35–3139% — Pregame win probability: 39% for Rice. Louisiana Tech favored, and lost — Rice won.

Home field

Rice Stadium

47%
of capacity, averaged over the last 10 home games through Nov 2025.
Location
Houston, TX
Capacity
47,000
Average crowd
22,031
Surface
Artificial
Roof
Open air
Elevation
23 ft
Opened
1950