Game notes: Army at Rice
Saturday, November 28, kickoff time not yet set, Rice Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Army (4–2, 3–1 in conference) at Rice (1–6, 0–3 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 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 11th meeting; Army leads the series 5–4–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 21, 2024: Army 37, Rice 14.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1958: Army 14, Rice 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Rice is 2–2 at home against Army.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Army 37–14 (at Army); 2019: Army 14–7 (at Army); 2017: Army 49–12 (at Rice); 2016: Army 31–14 (at Army); 2015: Rice 38–31 (at Rice).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Army
- Army is 4–2 (3–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 59–3 vs. Bryant; L 24–28 vs. South Florida; W 21–17 at Temple; L 29–31 at Louisiana Tech; W 20–17 vs. Tulane; W 56–24 vs. Florida Atlantic.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Army is No. 41 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jeff Monken is 93–65 in his 13th season at Army.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jeff Monken is 4–2 against Rice.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Cale Hellums (QB): 358 passing yards, 3 TD; 719 rushing yards, 13 TD, No. 2 in FBS in rushing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Samari Howard (WR): 347 rushing yards, 2 TD.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Elijah Walton (LB): 41 tackles, 0.5 sacks, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cale Hellums needs 3 rushing touchdowns to pass Carlton Jones (33, 2002–05) for seventh on Army’s career rushing touchdowns list. He has 31 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, Army tied Navy 3–3.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.
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 Army 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 2009, Rice lost to No. 25 Houston 73–14.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 Jeff Monken 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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