American Athletic · 2026
Rice
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CFPi+ rank#119of 138 FBS teams
-13.0CFPi+ rating
#100Best: TPi+ talent
#124Weakest: National composite
4Games left
Where the team ranks
CFPi+#119-13.0
Offense#115+19.0
Defense#119+32.0
How efficiently it plays
EPi+#115-11.4
Off EPi+#116-7.9
Def EPi+#98+3.5
Offense and defense
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Success rate | #9840.6% | #8842.7% |
| Explosiveness | #88+1.213 | #107+1.314 |
| Havoc rate | #8515.6% | #5516.6% |
| Pass PPA | #138-0.229 | #77+0.189 |
| Rush PPA | #49+0.145 | #103+0.131 |
Raw season splits, not opponent-adjusted. Defense #1 is the stingiest in the country.
The roster and the staff
TPi+#100-7.5
Recruiting#102-6.2
Returning#68+1.8
247 talent#100589.9
Head coach#119-13.5
What other systems say
Composite#124-16.5
SP+#122-14.2
SP+ off#111+19.3
SP+ def#115+33.2
ESPN FPI#122-14.6
The box-score view
Yards/G#99354.8
Yards/G allowed#100383.3
Pass yards/G#13682.5
Rush yards/G#4272.3
3rd down#12831.3%
3rd down allowed#11943.6%
Sacks/G#1051.5
Takeaways/G#1280.6
Ranks are national out of 138 FBS teams and #1 is best. The bar shows where a rank sits in the field; the rating is the source beneath it.
Every game, with the model's read
| Wk | Opponent | Result | Projected | Win prob | Edge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs Houston Christian | W 31–3 | Final | |||
| 2 | @ #5Notre Dame | L 0–52 | Final | |||
| 3 | vs Western Michigan | L 21–28 | Final | |||
| 4 | @ Fresno State | L 24–38 | Final | |||
| 5 | vs UTSA | L 14–16 | Final | |||
| 6 | @ East Carolina | L 12–28 | Final | |||
| 7 | vs Tulsa | L 17–38 | Final | |||
| 8 | @ Florida Atlantic | L 49–51 | Final | |||
| 10 | @ North Texas | — | ||||
| 11 | vs Tulane | — | ||||
| 12 | @ Temple | — | ||||
| 13 | vs Army | — | ||||
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CFPi-X V4.0 Selected · data vintage 10/26/2026