Game notes: Rice at North Texas
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The matchup
- Rice (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at North Texas (4–2, 2–0 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, DATCU Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 15th meeting; North Texas leads the series 9–5.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 22, 2025: North Texas 56, Rice 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1988: North Texas 33, Rice 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- North Texas is 4–2 at home against Rice.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2025: North Texas 56–24 (at Rice); 2022: North Texas 21–17 (at North Texas); 2021: North Texas 30–24 (at Rice); 2020: North Texas 27–17 (at North Texas); 2019: Rice 20–14 (at Rice).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Rice
- Rice is 1–6 (0–3 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 31–3 vs. Houston Christian; L 0–52 at No. 3 Notre Dame; L 21–28 vs. Western Michigan; L 24–38 at Fresno State; L 14–16 vs. UTSA; L 12–28 at East Carolina; L 17–38 vs. Tulsa.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Rice has lost six straight, since beating Houston Christian 31–3 (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Rice is No. 131 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Scott Abell is 6–14 in his second season at Rice.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Scott Abell is 0–1 against North Texas.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jacurri Brown (QB): 471 passing yards, 2 TD; 668 rushing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tyvonn Byars (RB): 372 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- A.J. Brown (DE): 52 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Enock Gota needs 3 field goals to pass Alan Pringle (19, 1973–74) for eighth on Rice’s career field goals list. He has 17 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1981, Rice lost to No. 10 SMU 33–12.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
North Texas
- North Texas is 4–2 (2–0 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 16–52 at No. 6 Indiana; W 44–6 vs. UNLV; L 35–49 at Texas State; W 63–14 vs. Houston Christian; W 45–44 at Tulsa; W 50–10 vs. Charlotte.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- North Texas has won three straight, since losing 49–35 to Texas State (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- North Texas is No. 35 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Neal Brown is 4–2 in his first season at North Texas and 76–53 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Neal Brown faces Rice as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Tayven Jackson (QB): 1,859 passing yards, 15 TD, No. 9 in FBS in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jahiem White (RB): 676 rushing yards, 9 TD, No. 10 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Zakye Barker (LB): 43 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1953, North Texas lost to No. 12 Ole Miss 40–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Scott Abell and Neal Brown as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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