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2019 Rice

3–⁠9 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Mike Bloomgren.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2019, game by game: lost at Army 7–14; lost vs. Wake Forest 21–41; lost vs. No. 12 Texas 13–48; lost vs. Baylor 13–21; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 20–23; lost at UAB 20–35; lost at UTSA 27–31; lost vs. Southern Miss 6–20; lost vs. Marshall 7–20; won at Middle Tennessee 31–28; won vs. North Texas 20–14; won at UTEP 30–16+14−35Lost 7–14 at Army-7ArmyLost 21–41 vs. Wake Forest-20Wake ForestLost 13–48 vs. No. 12 Texas-35No. 12 TexasLost 13–21 vs. Baylor-8BaylorLost 20–23 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechLost 20–35 at UAB-15UABLost 27–31 at UTSA-4UTSALost 6–20 vs. Southern Miss-14Southern MissLost 7–20 vs. Marshall-13MarshallWon 31–28 at Middle Tennessee+3Middle TennesseeWon 20–14 vs. North Texas+6North TexasWon 30–16 at UTEP+14UTEP
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atArmyL 7–⁠1412%
Sep 6vsWake ForestL 21–⁠4126%
Sep 14vs12TexasL 13–⁠4814%
Sep 21vsBaylorL 13–⁠2127%
Sep 28vsLouisiana TechL 20–⁠2324%
Oct 5atUABL 20–⁠3513%
Oct 19atUTSAL 27–⁠3132%
Oct 26vsSouthern MissL 6–⁠2025%
Nov 2vsMarshallL 7–⁠2022%
Nov 16atMiddle TennesseeW 31–⁠2818%
Nov 23vsNorth TexasW 20–⁠1434%
Nov 30atUTEPW 30–⁠1658%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UTEP 30–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
215–⁠311
Coach
Mike Bloomgren
Elo
1320 −9 this season
SP+ rating
-18.0 No. 121 of 130; offense No. 127, defense No. 96, special teams No. 61
SRS
−13.2 No. 116 of 130 in FBS
Returning
45% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 111 roster talent No. 107 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Jerry Mack
Defensive coordinator
Brian Smith
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense112th of 130
  • Defense92nd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0238%1.20112th of 130
Defense0.1643%1.1992nd of 130
Opponent-adjusted-0.00 off
0.16 def		38% off
44% def		—124th off
103rd def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.3own 3023% allowed
Defense3.8own 2622% caused

CORE rating -16.8, 124th of 130 (offense -13.2, defense 3.6).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTom Stewart QB1,054 yds
Passing touchdownsTom Stewart QB8 TD
Rushing yardsAston Walter RB771 yds
Rushing touchdownsAston Walter RB8 TD
Receiving yardsBrad Rozner WR770 yds
Receiving touchdownsBrad Rozner WR5 TD
TacklesBlaze Alldredge LB102 tkl
SacksBlaze Alldredge LB4 sacks
InterceptionsNaeem Smith S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jake Bailey ATH★★★No. 1164
Tre’Shon Devones CB★★★No. 1536
Zane Knipe WR★★★No. 1956
Jawan King RB★★★No. 1968
De’Braylon Carroll DT★★★No. 1968

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.790
Running backs32.30.790
Receivers32.70.809
Offensive line62.30.784
Defensive line22.50.800
Linebackers62.20.775
Defensive backs42.50.797
Athletes and specialists32.30.798
Whole class282.40.790

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.

Roster 103

The 2019 roster

103 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Conference USA standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida Atlantic7–⁠111–⁠3
Louisiana Tech6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
UAB6–⁠29–⁠5
Marshall6–⁠28–⁠5
Charlotte5–⁠37–⁠6
Southern Miss5–⁠37–⁠6
Florida International3–⁠56–⁠7
North Texas3–⁠54–⁠8
UTSA3–⁠54–⁠8
Middle Tennessee3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice3–⁠53–⁠9
Old Dominion0–⁠81–⁠11
UTEP0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.