East Carolina vs. Rice

East Carolina and Rice have 6 meetings on file, the first in 2005; the series is tied 3–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 6 meetings it’s even at 3–⁠3.

East Carolina wins
3
Rice wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2005
Longest streak
2 Rice
Current streak
1 East Carolina
Last 10 meetings
even at 3–⁠3
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2000s2–⁠1
2010s0–⁠1
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
16.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At East Carolina
3–⁠0 East Carolina’s record at home
At Rice
3–⁠0 Rice’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. East Carolina’s biggest win2009: East Carolina 49, Rice 13by 36 points
  2. Rice’s biggest win2010: Rice 62, East Carolina 38by 24 points
  3. Upset2010: Rice 62, East Carolina 38Rice had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of East Carolina and Rice, 2005 on13001500170020052010201520202025

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.

Every game

Oct 10, 2026East Carolina 28, Rice 12at East Carolina
Sep 30, 2023Rice 24, East Carolina 17at Rice
Nov 20, 2010Rice 62, East Carolina 38at Rice
Oct 17, 2009East Carolina 49, Rice 13at East Carolina
Nov 18, 2006Rice 18, East Carolina 17at Rice
Oct 8, 2005East Carolina 41, Rice 28at East Carolina

Every game is listed as played on the field.