Rice Football Schedule & CFP Odds
Rice is 1-5 in 2026 and competes in the American Athletic, with a 0.0% modeled chance to make the College Football Playoff, including 0.0% automatic-bid and 0.0% at-large probability.
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2026 Rice Football Schedule
| Week | Date | Site | Opponent | Result / outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-09-05 | home | Houston Christian | W 31-3 |
| 2 | 2026-09-12 | away | Notre Dame | L 0-52 |
| 3 | 2026-09-19 | home | Western Michigan | L 21-28 |
| 4 | 2026-09-27 | away | Fresno State | L 24-38 |
| 5 | 2026-10-03 | home | UTSA | L 14-16 |
| 6 | 2026-10-10 | away | East Carolina | L 12-28 |
| 7 | 2026-10-17 | home | Tulsa | 29.1% win probability |
| 8 | 2026-10-24 | away | Florida Atlantic | 21.8% win probability |
| 10 | 2026-11-07 | away | North Texas | 6.3% win probability |
| 11 | 2026-11-14 | home | Tulane | 23.8% win probability |
| 12 | 2026-11-20 | away | Temple | 21.2% win probability |
| 13 | 2026-11-28 | home | Army | 23.2% win probability |