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2025 Rice

5–⁠8 (2–⁠6 American Athletic Conference), coached by Scott Abell.

Schedule and results

Rice in 2025, game by game: won at Louisiana 14–12; lost vs. Houston 9–35; won vs. Prairie View A&M 38–17; won at Charlotte 28–17; lost at Navy 13–21; lost vs. Florida Atlantic 21–27; lost at UTSA 13–61; won vs. UConn 37–34; lost vs. No. 25 Memphis 14–38; won vs. UAB 24–17; lost vs. No. 22 North Texas 24–56; lost at South Florida 3–52; lost vs. Texas State 10–41+21−49Won 14–12 at Louisiana+2LouisianaLost 9–35 vs. Houston-26HoustonWon 38–17 vs. Prairie View A&M+21Prairie View A&MWon 28–17 at Charlotte+11CharlotteLost 13–21 at Navy-8NavyLost 21–27 vs. Florida Atlantic-6Florida AtlanticLost 13–61 at UTSA-48UTSAWon 37–34 vs. UConn+3UConnLost 14–38 vs. No. 25 Memphis-24No. 25 MemphisWon 24–17 vs. UAB+7UABLost 24–56 vs. No. 22 North Texas-32No. 22 North TexasLost 3–52 at South Florida-49South FloridaLost 10–41 vs. Texas State-31Texas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atLouisianaW 14–⁠1228%
Sep 6vsHoustonL 9–⁠3556%
Sep 13vsPrairie View A&MW 38–⁠1778%
Sep 18atCharlotteW 28–⁠1749%
Sep 27atNavyL 13–⁠2123%
Oct 4vsFlorida AtlanticL 21–⁠2768%
Oct 11atUTSAL 13–⁠6129%
Oct 25vsUConnW 37–⁠3433%
Oct 31vs25MemphisL 14–⁠3824%
Nov 8vsUABW 24–⁠1758%
Nov 22vs22North TexasL 24–⁠5629%
Nov 29atSouth FloridaL 3–⁠5216%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsTexas StateArmed Forces BowlL 10–⁠4127%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Texas State 41–⁠10 in the Armed Forces Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 11th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 115 on file).

Record
5–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 11th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠428
Coach
Scott Abell
Elo
1362 −67 this season
SP+ rating
-14.8 No. 120 of 136; offense No. 119, defense No. 112, special teams No. 25
SRS
−15.1 No. 124 of 136 in FBS
Returning
11% of last season’s EPA, No. 125 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 100 roster talent No. 106 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Vince Munch
Defensive coordinator
Jon Kay
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense125th of 136
  • Defense123rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted128th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted114th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0534%1.30125th of 136
Defense0.2242%1.49123rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted-0.06 off
0.19 def		32% off
42% def		—128th off
114th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense34%5.4 yds10%2.7020%
Defense42%8.3 yds14%3.2016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.2own 2718% allowed
Defense3.7own 3014% caused

CORE rating -20.9, 127th of 136 (offense -14.0, defense 6.9).

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 yardsChase Jenkins QB1,025 yds
Passing touchdownsChase Jenkins QB9 TD
Rushing yardsQuinton Jackson RB889 yds
Rushing touchdownsQuinton Jackson RB6 TD
Receiving yardsAaron Turner WR398 yds
Receiving touchdownsAaron Turner WR4 TD
TacklesAndrew Awe LB93 tkl
SacksTony Anyanwu DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsJack Kane S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Colter Alberding OL★★★No. 1118
Tyvonn Byars RB★★★No. 1133
Braden Bays DL★★★No. 1325
Keenan Arcega-Whiteside WR★★★No. 1560
Ty Thames LB★★★No. 1560

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.830
Running backs33.00.850
Receivers43.00.839
Offensive line43.00.836
Defensive line43.00.835
Linebackers23.00.853
Defensive backs13.00.830
Athletes and specialists23.00.840
Whole class213.00.840

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 107

The 2025 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 68 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2025 portal
Matthew Aribisala DL★★★from Sam Houston
Jack Kane S★★★from Oregon State
Max Balthazar RB★★★from Coastal Carolina
Sean Sullivan OL★★★from Yale
Treviance Bronson DL★★★from North Texas
Artis Cole WR★★★from UL Monroe
Lucas Scheerhorn QB★★★from Kennesaw State
Carson Morgan RB★★from Kansas
Max Lofy CB★★★from Wisconsin
Chase Allen Kfrom UTSA
Ryan Butler RBfrom Stanford

Transfers out 21

Ethan Onianwa OT★★★★to Ohio State
Tyson Flowers S★★★to Virginia Tech
Boden Groen TE★★★to Kansas
Chad Lindberg OT★★★to North Carolina
E.J. Warner QB★★★to Fresno State
Dean Connors RB★★★to Houston
Jonathan Jean S★★★to East Carolina
Miguel Cedeno OT★★★to Florida International
Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman WR★★★to UConn
Shawqui Itraish QB★★★to Ole Miss
Coleman Bennett RB★★to Kennesaw State
A.J. Stephens CB★★★no new school on file

And 9 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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