2026 Rice Football Schedule (1-7)

Schedule/Results

Date Opponent Location Time/Result TV
9/5/2026 Houston Christian Houston, Texas W 31-3 Recap ESPN+
9/12/2026 at Notre Dame South Bend, Ind. L 0-52 Recap NBC/Peacock
9/19/2026 Western Michigan Houston, Texas L 21-28 Recap
9/26/2026 at Fresno State Fresno, Calif. L 24-38 Recap CW
10/3/2026 UTSA Houston, Texas L 14-16 Recap ESPN+
10/10/2026 at East Carolina Greenville, NC L 12-28 Recap
10/17/2026 Tulsa Houston, Texas L 17-38 Recap ESPN+
10/24/2026 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. L 49-51 Recap
11/7/2026 at UNT Denton, Texas 4:00 PM ESPNU
11/14/2026 Tulane Houston, Texas TBA
11/19/2026 at Temple Philadelphia, Pa. 7:30 PM ESPN
11/28/2026 Army Houston, Texas TBA

Team Stats