Game notes: Tulane at Rice
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Rice Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Tulane (3–3, 1–1 in conference) at Rice (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Rice 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 39th meeting; Rice leads the series 20–17–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, October 19, 2024: Tulane 24, Rice 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1916: Rice 23, Tulane 13.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Rice is 13–7 at home against Tulane.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Tulane 24–10 (at Tulane); 2023: Tulane 30–28 (at Rice); 2013: Rice 17–13 (at Rice); 2012: Rice 49–47 (at Tulane); 2011: Rice 19–7 (at Rice).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Tulane
- Tulane is 3–3 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 3–17 at Duke; W 28–24 vs. South Alabama; L 20–31 at Kansas State; W 24–21 vs. Southern Miss; L 17–20 at Army; W 31–17 vs. Memphis.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Tulane is No. 40 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Will Hall is 3–3 in his first season at Tulane and 17–33 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Will Hall is 1–1 against Rice.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Maurice Turner (RB): 315 rushing yards, 2 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kadin Semonza (QB): 804 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dickson Agu (LB): 56 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1992, Tulane lost to No. 5 Florida State 70–7.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.
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 faces Tulane 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.
- 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 2015, Rice lost to Southern Miss 65–10.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 Will Hall and Scott Abell 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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