Rice vs. San José State
Rice and San José State have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1998; San José State leads the series 3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s San José State 3–2. Share
2030 at Rice; 2031 at San José State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Rice wins
- 2
- San José State wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1998
- Longest streak
- 1 San José State
- Current streak
- 1 San José State
- Last 10 meetings
- San José State 3–2
- Most recent
- 2004
The series at a glance
- Average margin
- 13.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Rice
- 2–0 Rice’s record at home
- At San José State
- 3–0 San José State’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Rice’s biggest win1999: Rice 49, San José State 7by 42 points
- San José State’s biggest win2000: San José State 29, Rice 16by 13 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Rice | Series | San José State |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–2000 | Ken Hatfield | 1–2 | Dave Baldwin |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Rice’s side (Hatfield 1–2 against Baldwin). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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 2, 2004 | San José State 70, Rice 63 | at San José State | ||
| Oct 4, 2003 | Rice 28, San José State 24 | at Rice | ||
| Sep 30, 2000 | San José State 29, Rice 16 | at San José State | ||
| Oct 16, 1999 | Rice 49, San José State 7 | at Rice | ||
| Oct 10, 1998 | San José State 20, Rice 17 | at San José State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.