Game notes: Rice at Temple
Thursday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. ET, Lincoln Financial Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- Rice (1–6, 0–3 in conference) at Temple (2–5, 1–2 in conference), Thursday, November 19, 7:30 p.m. ET, Lincoln Financial Field.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 first meeting on record.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
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 Temple 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 1938, Rice lost to No. 2 TCU 29–7.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.
Temple
- Temple is 2–5 (1–2 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 38–14 vs. Rhode Island; L 9–27 vs. No. 16 Penn State; L 48–49 at Toledo; L 17–21 vs. Army; W 17–13 at South Florida; L 20–34 vs. UConn; L 31–38 vs. Charlotte.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Temple has lost two straight, since beating South Florida 17–13 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Temple is No. 123 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- K.C. Keeler is 7–12 in his second season at Temple and 19–24 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- K.C. Keeler is 1–0 against Rice.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ajani Sheppard (QB): 1,127 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keveun Mason (RB): 513 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Curly Ordonez (LB): 61 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Peter Clarke needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Keith Kirkwood (12, 2014–17) for 10th on Temple’s career touchdown catches list. He has 11 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 2022, Temple lost to No. 22 Cincinnati 23–3.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 K.C. Keeler 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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