2007 Rice
3–9 (3–5 Conference USA), coached by David Bailiff. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat UTEP 56–48Nov 3
By 8 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | vs Nicholls | L 14–16 | 79% |
| Sep 8 | at Baylor | L 17–42 | 44% |
| Sep 15 | vs Texas Tech | L 24–59 | 29% |
| Sep 22 | at 7Texas | L 14–58 | 11% |
| Oct 3 | at Southern Miss | W 31–29 | 22% |
| Oct 13 | at Houston | L 48–56 | 26% |
| Oct 20 | vs Memphis | L 35–38 | 61% |
| Oct 27 | at Marshall | L 21–34 | 44% |
| Nov 3 | vs UTEP | W 56–48 | 46% |
| Nov 10 | at SMU | W 43–42 | 46% |
| Nov 17 | vs Tulane | L 31–45 | 62% |
| Nov 24 | vs Tulsa | L 43–48 | 25% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Tulsa 48–43; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Conference USA.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).
- Record
- 3–9
- Conference
- 3–5 tied for 7th in Conference USA
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 377–515
- Coach
- David Bailiff
- Elo
- 1336 −118 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.4 No. 99 of 120; offense No. 61, defense No. 115, special teams No. 103
- SRS
- −17.4 No. 113 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 89
- Offensive coordinator
- Tom Herman
- Defensive coordinators
- Chuck Driesbach and Craig Naivar
- Offense
- Spread
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | -0.04 | 42% | 0.85 | 110th of 119 |
| Defense | 0.20 | 47% | 1.08 | 119th of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 34 | 1% allowed |
| Defense | 0.0 | own 31 | 3% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2007 class
| Tanner Shuck ILB | ★★★ | No. 1142 |
| Aaron Williams ATH | ★★★ | No. 1167 |
| Tyler Parish OG | ★★★ | No. 1293 |
| Kramer Lucio WDE | ★★★ | No. 1314 |
| Tyler Smith APB | ★★ | No. 1390 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2007 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 2 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Running backs | 2 | 2.0 | 0.778 |
| Receivers | 2 | 2.0 | 0.745 |
| Offensive line | 3 | 2.3 | 0.751 |
| Defensive line | 4 | 2.3 | 0.743 |
| Linebackers | 4 | 2.3 | 0.768 |
| Defensive backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Athletes and specialists | 2 | 2.5 | 0.794 |
| Whole class | 20 | 2.2 | 0.761 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
2007 Conference USA standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 UCF | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| Tulsa | 6–2 | 10–4 | |
 East Carolina | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Houston | 6–2 | 8–5 | |
| Memphis | 6–2 | 7–6 | |
| Southern Miss | 5–3 | 7–6 | |
| Tulane | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Marshall | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
 Rice | 3–5 | 3–9 | |
| UTEP | 2–6 | 4–8 | |
 UAB | 1–7 | 2–10 | |
| SMU | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.