Air Force vs. Rice

Air Force and Rice have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1985; Air Force leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Air Force 5–⁠2.

Air Force wins
5
Rice wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1985
Longest streak
4 Air Force
Current streak
1 Rice
Last 10 meetings
Air Force 5–⁠2
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1980s1–⁠1
1990s4–⁠0
2010s0–⁠1
Average margin
19.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Air Force
4–⁠0 Air Force’s record at home
At Rice
1–⁠1 Rice’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Air Force first

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Air Force’s biggest win1985: Air Force 59, Rice 17by 42 points
  2. Rice’s biggest win2012: Rice 33, Air Force 14by 19 points
  3. Upset1986: Rice 21, Air Force 17Rice had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsAir ForceSeriesRice
1996–⁠1998Fisher DeBerry3–⁠0Ken Hatfield

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Air Force’s side (DeBerry 3–⁠0 against Hatfield). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Air Force and Rice, 1985 on1300150017001990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Jordan Taylor Rice9 catches, 153 yards, 3 TD2012 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Dec 29, 2012Rice 33, Air Force 14Amon G. Carter StadiumArmed Forces Bowl
Nov 21, 199820Air Force 22, Rice 16at Air Force
Sep 6, 1997Air Force 41, Rice 12at Rice
Sep 28, 1996Air Force 45, Rice 17at Air Force
Sep 5, 1992Air Force 30, Rice 21at Air Force
Nov 22, 1986Rice 21, Air Force 17at Rice
Sep 21, 1985Air Force 59, Rice 17at Air Force

Every game is listed as played on the field.