Rice Owls
American Athletic
5-8 (3-5 conf)
SP+ #115
Ratings
2022
- SP+
- -15.2 (#115)
- SP+ Offense
- 23.1
- SP+ Defense
- 36.9
- SRS
- -12.1
- FPI
- -14.1
- Elo
- 1057
- Talent
- 442
- Recruiting
- 103 (#119)
Schedule
record 5–8
Schedule
82nd
toughest of 131
Offenses faced
44th
toughest of 131
Defenses faced
122nd
toughest of 131
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 131 (easiest) · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @USC | +18.9 | 14-66 | -52 | L |
| 2 | vsMcNeese | FCS | 52-10 | +42 | W |
| 3 | vsLouisiana | +2 | 33-21 | +12 | W |
| 4 | @Houston | +4.5 | 27-34 | -7 | L |
| 5 | vsUAB | -0.5 | 28-24 | +4 | W |
| 7 | @Florida Atlantic | -7.1 | 14-17 | -3 | L |
| 8 | @Louisiana Tech | -17.8 | 42-41 | +1 | W |
| 9 | vsCharlotte | -16.4 | 23-56 | -33 | L |
| 10 | vsUTEP | -10.7 | 37-30 | +7 | W |
| 11 | @Western Kentucky | +1.7 | 10-45 | -35 | L |
| 12 | vsUTSA | +7.2 | 7-41 | -34 | L |
| 13 | @North Texas | -1.5 | 17-21 | -4 | L |
| 1 ·P | NSouthern Miss | -3.5 | 24-38 | -14 | L |
Quarterbacks · 4
2022 · 80
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Tj McMahon | — | — | — | — |
| QB | 2nd | AJ Padgett | JR | 6'3" | 241 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Shawqi Itraish | SR | 6'3" | 215 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Wiley Green | — | — | — | ★★ |
Running Backs · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Juma Otoviano | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 2nd | Cameron Montgomery | — | — | — | ★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Ari Broussard | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 4th | Dean Connors | SR | 6'0" | 206 | — |
| RB | 5th | Uriah West | — | — | — | — |
Wide Receivers · 10
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Brad Rozner | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Luke McCaffrey | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| WR | 3rd | Isaiah Esdale | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | Kobie Campbell | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 5th | Braylen Walker | JR | 5'10" | 172 | ★★ |
| WR | 6th | Tyson Thompson | SR | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| WR | 7th | Rawson Macneill | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | 8th | Cedric Patterson III | — | — | — | — |
| WR | — | Bennett Mecom | SO | 6'3" | 207 | — |
| WR | — | Cemarion Chambliss | FR | 5'9" | 140 | — |
Tight Ends · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jack Bradley | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| TE | 2nd | Boden Groen | SR | 6'4" | 240 | — |
| TE | 3rd | Jerry Johnson III | — | — | — | ★★ |
| TE | 4th | Micah Barnett | SR | 6'2" | 234 | — |
| TE | 5th | Connor Welsh | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Nate Kamper | FR | 6'6" | 237 | — |
| TE | — | Trey Phillippi | SO | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| TE | — | Jaggar Hebeisen | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | — | Stefan Gustafson | FR | 5'11" | 264 | — |
| OL | — | Braedon Nutter | JR | 6'3" | 293 | — |
| OL | — | Mike Leone | SO | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| OL | — | Isaac Klarkowski | SO | 6'2" | 298 | — |
| OL | — | Faae Pepe | SO | 6'4" | 377 | — |
| OL | — | Noah Robertson | SO | 6'5" | 295 | — |
| OL | — | Payton Lovell | SO | 6'5" | 267 | — |
| OL | — | John Long | SR | 6'4" | 329 | ★★★ |
| OL | — | John Hughes | SR | 6'5" | 305 | — |
| OL | — | Clay Servin | — | — | — | — |
| OL | — | Josh Pearcy | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Ethan Onianwa | SR | 6'7" | 331 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Ikenna Enechukwu | — | — | — | — |
| DE | 2nd | Trey Schuman | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Quent Titre | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Blake Boenisch | SR | 6'3" | 341 | ★★★ |
| DL | 3rd | De'Braylon Carroll | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 4th | Izeya Floyd | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 5th | Kenny Seymour Jr. | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 6th | Demone Green | JR | 6'1" | 247 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Chibby Nwajuaku | JR | 6'2" | 239 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Davion Carter | FR | 5'11" | 290 | — |
| DL | — | Cal Varner III | FR | 6'4" | 267 | — |
| DL | — | Cole Latos | FR | 6'5" | 244 | — |
Linebackers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Chris Conti | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | Myron Morrison | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 3rd | Treshawn Chamberlain | — | — | — | ★★ |
| LB | 4th | Andrew Awe | SR | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| LB | 5th | Aidan Siano | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 6th | Kenneth Orji | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Garrett Braden | FR | 6'2" | 239 | — |
Defensive Backs · 18
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Sean Fresch | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Jordan Dunbar | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| CB | 3rd | Lamont Narcisse | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Tre'Shon Devones | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| CB | 5th | Miles McCord | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 6th | Jonathan Jean | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 1st | Gabe Taylor | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | George Nyakwol | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| S | 3rd | Kirk Lockhart | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 4th | Marcus Williams | JR | 5'11" | 198 | — |
| S | 5th | Daveon Hook | SR | 5'11" | 184 | — |
| S | 6th | Plae Wyatt | SR | 6'0" | 211 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Chike Anigbogu | — | — | — | ★★ |
| S | 8th | Peyton Stevenson | SR | 6'2" | 200 | ★★★ |
| S | 9th | Litchfield Ajavon | — | — | — | ★★★★ |
| S | — | Ichmael Joseph | FR | 6'1" | 189 | — |
| S | — | Thomas Tholen II | SO | 6'2" | 224 | — |
| S | — | Landon Mitchell | FR | 6'0" | 206 | — |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Conor Hunt | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Christian VanSickle | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 2nd | Tim Horn | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| PK | — | Zach Adams | FR | 5'11" | 194 | — |
2022 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
23.129
Off PPA
+0.1234
Pass PPA
+0.2337
Rush PPA
+0.0936
Success
41%40
Explosive
1.2763
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
SP+ Trend
points vs avg team
— Overall— Offense— Defense
SP+ = opponent-adjusted points vs an average team. Overall & Offense higher = better; Defense lower = better.
Advanced
2022 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.12 | +0.26 |
| Passing | +0.23 | +0.37 |
| Rushing | +0.09 | +0.19 |
| 1st Down | +0.03 | +0.22 |
| 2nd Down | +0.14 | +0.09 |
| 3rd Down | +0.33 | +0.60 |
Scoring Trend
2022 · pts/game
PPG For
25.3
PPG Against
33.8
Differential
-8.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2022
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 4-2
- Away
- 1-5
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 3-3
- Avg Margin
- -8.5
Situational Splits
2022 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 4-2 | 30.0 | 30.3 |
| Away | 1-5 | 20.7 | 37.3 |
| Neutral | 0-1 | 24.0 | 38.0 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-1 | 14.0 | 66.0 |
| Conference | 3-5 | 22.3 | 34.4 |
| Non-conference | 2-3 | 30.0 | 33.8 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 4 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 2-6 | #120 | — | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #109 | — | — |
| 2023 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #103 | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #115 | — | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 4-8 | 3-5 | #126 | — | — |
| 2020 | 2-3 | 2-3 | #103 | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 3-5 | #121 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2-11 | 1-7 | #128 | — | — |
| 2017 | 1-11 | 1-7 | #126 | — | — |
| 2016 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #121 | — | — |
| 2015 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #110 | — | — |
| 2014 | 7-5 | 5-3 | #81 | — | 1-0 |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 2-2 ATS · O1/U3
Betting Profile
2022 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-8 |
| ATS | 7-558% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 2-2 |
| As underdog | 5-3 |
| Home | 4-2 |
| Away | 3-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #107 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★111 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #100 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | #122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2023 | #86 | 159 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2022 | #119 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2021 | #93 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | #93 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | #111 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 2018 | #112 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | #122 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 | #129 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #100
Returning prod 36%Departed 64%
Talent composite441.9 #100 / 233
Returning usage (pass / rush / rec)36 / 43 / 35
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2022
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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