American Athletic
Rice Owls
Rice
2026 Football Schedule
Season Summary
Overall
1-7
Conference
0-4
Streak
L7
Home
1-3
Away
0-4
Neutral
0-0
Win %
.125
Date
Time
Opponent
Site
Venue
Location
Media
Outlet
Result
9/5/2026
7:00 PM EDT
Houston Christian
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
W
31-3
9/12/2026
3:30 PM EDT
Notre Dame
Away
Notre Dame Stadium
Notre Dame, IN
—
—
L
0-52
9/19/2026
7:00 PM EDT
Western Michigan
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
L
21-28
9/26/2026
10:00 PM EDT
Fresno State
Away
Valley Children's Stadium
Fresno, CA
—
—
L
24-38
10/3/2026
7:00 PM EDT
UTSA
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
L
14-16
10/10/2026
1:00 PM EDT
East Carolina
Away
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Greenville, NC
—
—
L
12-28
10/17/2026
4:30 PM EDT
Tulsa
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
L
17-38
10/24/2026
12:00 PM EDT
Florida Atlantic
Away
FAU Stadium
Boca Raton, FL
—
—
L
49-51
11/7/2026
4:00 PM EST
North Texas
Away
DATCU Stadium
Denton, TX
—
—
—
TBD
TBD
Tulane
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
—
11/19/2026
7:30 PM EST
Temple
Away
Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
—
—
—
TBD
TBD
Army
Home
Rice Stadium
Houston, TX
—
—
—