2025 Rice Owls football team

2025 Rice Owls football
Armed Forces Bowl, vs. Texas State
Conference	American Conference
Record	5–7 (2–6 American)
Head coach	Scott Abell (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Vince Munch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jon Kay (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Tulane y$^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 25 North Texas y		7	–	1					11	–	2
Navy		7	–	1					10	–	2
South Florida		6	–	2					9	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	4
Memphis		4	–	4					8	–	4
Army		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTSA		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		3	–	5					5	–	7
Florida Atlantic		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					5	–	7
UAB		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tulsa		1	–	7					4	–	8
Charlotte		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 19, 2025 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Rice Owls football team represents the Rice University as a member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year Scott Abell, the Owls play home games at Rice Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Owls on August 15, 2024. ^{[1] [2]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30, 2025	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana *	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	W 14–12	22,148
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Houston *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 9–35	30,116
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 38–17	22,260
September 18	6:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN	W 28–17	13,397
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 13–21	28,873
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–27	22,999
October 11	6:30 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPNU	L 13–61	22,058
October 25	2:00 p.m.	UConn *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 37–34 2OT	21,122
October 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Memphis	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	L 14–38	20,197
November 8	1:00 p.m.	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 24–17	22,671
November 22	6:30 p.m.	North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 24–56	24,598
November 29	6:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 3–52	28,813
January 2, 2026	12:00 p.m.	vs. Texas State *	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX (Armed Forces Bowl)	ESPN
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP (and CFP Rankings, after November 4) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Louisiana

See also: 2025 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Rice Owls (0–0) at Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	14	0	0	14
Ragin' Cajuns	3	3	6	0	12

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,148
• Referee: Steven Robinson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Dan McDonald (play-by-play) and Eric Mouton (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:04) UL – Tony Sterner 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 4:21; Louisiana 3–0) Second quarter (14:34) RICE – Quinton Jackson 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:24; Rice 7–3) (3:38) RICE – Aaron Turner 17-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:59; Rice 14–3) (0:26) UL – Tony Sterner 51-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:12; Rice 14–6) Third quarter (1:45) UL – Walker Howard 25-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 5:09; Rice 14–12) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

Statistics	RICE	UL
First downs	18	16
Plays–yards	64–251	59–239
Rushes–yards	55–206	31–151
Passing yards	45	88
Passing: comp–att–int	7–9–0	10–28–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	36:24	23:36

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	7/9, 45 yards
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	22 carries, 119 yards, TD
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	3 receptions, 44 yards
Louisiana	Passing	Walker Howard	10/22, 88 yards, INT
	Rushing	Bill Davis	11 carries, 58 yards
	Receiving	Shelton Sampson Jr.	4 receptions, 59 yards

Houston (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Rice rivalry § Football

Houston Cougars (1–0) at Rice Owls (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	7	21	35
Owls	0	3	0	6	9

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: E at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 30,116
• Referee: Kevin Randall
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans (play-by-play), Dave Steckel (analyst) and Maria Trivelpice (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (9:20) RICE – Enock Gota 42-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 47 yards, 6:27; Rice 3–0) (0:40) HOU – Dean Connors 54-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:35; Houston 7–3) Third quarter (6:24) HOU – Conner Weigman 9-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 76 yards, 6:50; Houston 14–3) Fourth quarter (14:53) HOU – Will James 37-yard interception return, Ethan Sanchez kick (Houston 21–3) (9:02) RICE – Chase Jenkins 3-yard run, pass failed (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:51; Houston 21–9) (8:19) HOU – Stephon Johnson 74-yard pass from Conner Weigman, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:43; Houston 28–9) (3:40) HOU – Dean Connors 42-yard run, Ethan Sanchez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 0:57; Houston 35–9)

Statistics	HOU	RICE
First downs	14	16
Plays–yards	60–392	66–228
Rushes–yards	38–204	53–177
Passing yards	188	51
Passing: comp–att–int	15–22–0	11–13–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:14	32:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Conner Weigman	15/22, 188 yards, TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	13 carries, 132 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Stephon Johnson	1 reception, 74 yards, TD
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	10/12, 50 yards, INT
	Rushing	Daelen Alexander	10 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Aaron Turner	3 receptions, 24 yards

Prairie View A&M (FCS)

See also: 2025 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Prairie View A&M Panthers (FCS) (1–1) at Rice Owls (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers (FCS)	7	0	3	7	17
Owls	7	17	7	7	38

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: SW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,260
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Pete Sousa (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (8:34) PV – Travon Jones 12-yard pass from Tevin Carter, Aiden Webb kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:55; Prairie View A&M 7–0) (2:28) RICE – Chase Jenkins 3-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 6:00; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (11:47) RICE – Aaron Turner 52-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:38; Rice 14–7) (4:56) RICE – Quinton Jackson 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:41; Rice 21–7) (0:50) RICE – Enock Gota 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 2:32; Rice 24–7) Third quarter (12:19) RICE – Landon Ransom-Goelz 34-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:41; Rice 31–7) (2:41) PV – Aiden Webb 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:46; Rice 31–10) Fourth quarter (5:40) RICE – Tyson Thompson 22-yard pass from Drew Devillier, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:17; Rice 38–10) (1:41) PV – Tevin Carter 6-yard run, Aiden Webb kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Rice 38–17)

Statistics	PV	RICE
First downs	18	28
Plays–yards	60–251	79–461
Rushes–yards	32–100	60–347
Passing yards	151	114
Passing: comp–att–int	13–28–0	12–19–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	23:38	36:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing	Tevin Carter	12/27, 131 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tevin Carter	15 carries, 65 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jyzaiah Rockwell	6 receptions, 92 yards
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	10/16, 87 yards, TD
	Rushing	Chase Jenkins	21 carries, 124 yards, TD
	Receiving	Landon Ransom-Goelz	3 receptions, 46 yards, TD

at Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team

Rice Owls (2–1) at Charlotte 49ers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	7	7	28
49ers	3	6	0	8	17

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: W at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 13,397
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Tom Luginbill (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:51) CLT – Liam Boyd 29-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:09; Charlotte 3–0) (4:25) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 9-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; Rice 7–3) Second quarter (7:55) CLT – Liam Boyd 25-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:58; Rice 7–6) (2:23) CLT – Liam Boyd 40-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:34; Charlotte 9–7) (1:18) RICE – Chase Jenkins 34-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Rice 14–9) Third quarter (11:33) RICE – Daelen Alexander 13-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Rice 21–9) Fourth quarter (10:31) RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:29; Rice 28–9) (7:27) CLT – Javen Nicholas 31-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Javen Nicholas pass (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Rice 28–17)

Statistics	RICE	CLT
First downs	17	22
Plays–yards	58–353	76–334
Rushes–yards	46–255	32–75
Passing yards	98	259
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–12–0	23–44–0
Time of possession	30:12	29:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	8/11, 87 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	12 carries, 80 yards
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	4 receptions, 39 yards, TD
Charlotte	Passing	Grayson Loftis	15/31, 186 yards, TD
	Rushing	Rod Gainey Jr.	8 carries, 51 yards
	Receiving	Javen Nicholas	5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Navy

See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team

Rice Owls (3–1) at Navy Midshipmen (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	3	10	13
Midshipmen	7	7	0	7	21

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 28,873
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Brandon Baylor (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (7:04) NAVY – Luke Hutchison 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:56; Navy 7–0) Second quarter (14:56) NAVY – Blake Horvath 8-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:28; Navy 14–0) Third quarter (0:22) RICE – Enock Gota 35-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 48 yards, 8:15; Navy 14–3) Fourth quarter (10:33) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Navy 21–3) (7:05) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 3-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:19; Navy 21–10) (0:24) RICE – Enock Gota 44-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:43; Navy 21–13)

Statistics	RICE	NAVY
First downs	13	19
Plays–yards	60–234	61–455
Rushes–yards	39–120	48–283
Passing yards	114	172
Passing: comp–att–int	12–21–0	8–13–1
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	26:31	33:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	12/21, 114 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	15 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	3 receptions, 45 yards, TD
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	8/13, 172 yards, INT
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	21 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Alex Tecza	3 receptions, 53 yards

Florida Atlantic

See also: 2025 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

Florida Atlantic Owls (1–3) at Rice Owls (3–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic Owls	14	3	7	3	27
Rice Owls	7	0	7	7	21

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: N at 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,999
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (13:34) RICE – Quinton Jackson 68-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:26; Rice 7–0) (11:23) FAU – Michael Kirch 30-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Tied 7–7) (6:57) FAU – Asaad Waseem 38-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 1:55; Florida Atlantic 14–7) Second quarter (4:36) FAU – Garrison Smith 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:08; Florida Atlantic 17–7) Third quarter (4:44) RICE – Drayden Dickmann 46-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:39; Florida Atlantic 17–14) (1:50) FAU – Michael Kirch 2-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Garrison Smith kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:54; Florida Atlantic 24–14) Fourth quarter (6:03) FAU – Garrison Smith 26-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 76 yards, 6:33; Florida Atlantic 27–14) (3:19) RICE – Chase Jenkins 2-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:44; Florida Atlantic 27–21)

Statistics	FAU	RICE
First downs	20	18
Plays–yards	66–393	65–350
Rushes–yards	33–103	48–213
Passing yards	290	137
Passing: comp–att–int	23–33–1	12–17–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	23/33, 290 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Xavier Terrell	20 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	Easton Messer	11 receptions, 110 yards
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	12/17, 137 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	19 carries, 128 yards, TD
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

at UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Rice Owls (3–3) at UTSA Roadrunners (2–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	7	0	3	13
Roadrunners	21	17	23	0	61

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 22,058
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:47) UTSA – Robert Henry Jr. 1-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; UTSA 7–0) (7:53) RICE – Enock Gota 36-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:54; UTSA 7–3) (4:14) UTSA – Devin McCuin 2-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; UTSA 14–3) (0:54) UTSA – AJ Wilson 20-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:56; UTSA 21–3) Second quarter (11:39) UTSA – DJ Allen Jr. 43-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 2 plays, 41 yards, 0:50; UTSA 28–3) (4:57) UTSA – Michael Petro 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 17 yards, 4:33; UTSA 31–3) (2:14) UTSA – Will Henderson III 43-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:17; UTSA 38–3) (1:15) RICE – Daelen Alexander 3-yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:00; UTSA 38–10) Third quarter (14:16) UTSA – Kendrick Blackshire 17-yard interception return, Michael Petro kick (UTSA 45–10) (11:45) UTSA – Shad Banks Jr. 41-yard fumble recovery, Michael Petro kick (UTSA 52–10) (4:15) UTSA – Team safety (UTSA 54–10) (4:00) UTSA – Will Henderson III 57-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; UTSA 61–10) Fourth quarter (9:41) RICE – Chase Allen 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:51; UTSA 61–13)

Statistics	RICE	UTSA
First downs	12	21
Plays–yards	69–269	59–437
Rushes–yards	50–190	34–191
Passing yards	79	246
Passing: comp–att–int	10–19–1	16–25–0
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	1/3, 33 yards
	Rushing	Daelen Alexander	12 carries, 129 yards, TD
	Receiving	Drayden Dickmann	2 receptions, 33 yards
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	15/21, 236 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Will Henderson III	5 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	AJ Wilson	2 receptions, 77 yards, TD

UConn

See also: 2025 UConn Huskies football team

UConn Huskies (5–2) at Rice Owls (3–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Huskies	7	14	3	0	7	3	34
Owls	3	14	0	7	7	6	37

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: SE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,122
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Charles Arbuckle (analyst), and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter CONN - Bell, Skyler 80 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 11:05. Huskies 7–0. Drive: 1 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:13 RICE - Gota, Enock 38 yd field goal, 1:03. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, TOP 05:00 Second Quarter RICE - Jackson, Quinton 73 yd run (Gota, Enock kick), 11:08. Owls 10–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, TOP 01:21 CONN - Edwards, Cam 12 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 1:48. Huskies 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, TOP 04:45 RICE - Jackson, Quinton 75 yd pass from Jenkins, Chase (Gota, Enock kick), 1:35. Owls 17–14. Drive: 1 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:13 CONN - Vereen, Juice 34 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 0:49. Huskies 21–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:46 Third Quarter CONN - Freeman, Chris 45 yd field goal, 6:06. Huskies 24–17. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, TOP 02:16 Fourth Quarter RICE - Hardemann, D'Andre 10 yd run (Gota, Enock kick), 11:46. Tied 24–24. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, TOP 05:40 First Overtime RICE - Jackson, Quinton 6 yd run (Gota, Enock kick). Owls 31–24. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards CONN - Edwards, Cam 5 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick). Tied 31–31. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards Second Overtime CONN - Freeman, Chris 41 yd field goal. Huskies 34–31. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards RICE - Jackson, Quinton 23 yd run (No PAT Attempted). Owls 37–34. Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards

Statistics	CONN	RICE
First downs	18	20
Plays–yards	74–449	78–491
Rushes–yards	26–105	56–300
Passing yards	344	191
Passing: comp–att–int	32–48–0	17–22–0
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	27:32	32:28

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing	Joe Fagnano	32/48, 344 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Cam Edwards	16 carries, 59 yards, TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	8 receptions, 158 yards, TD
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	17/22, 191 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	21 carries, 168 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Quinton Jackson	3 receptions, 80 yards, TD

No. 25 Memphis

See also: 2025 Memphis Tigers football team

No. 25 Memphis Tigers (7–1) at Rice Owls (4–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Tigers	14	17	7	0	38
Owls	0	7	0	7	14

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
• Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 9 miles per hour (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 20,197
• Referee: Matt Overton
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Ted Emrich (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst), and Marilyn Payne (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:35) MEM – Brendon Lewis 18-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:28; Memphis 7–0) (2:34) MEM – Frank Peasant 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:16; Memphis 14–0) Second quarter (12:25) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 3:07; Memphis 21–0) (7:54) MEM – Frank Peasant 1-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 2:39; Memphis 28–0) (2:03) RICE – Aaron Turner 12-yard pass from Chase Jenkins, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 5:49; Memphis 28–7) (0:00) MEM – Gianni Spetic 37-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 2:03; Memphis 31–7) Third quarter (0:49) MEM – Greg Desrosiers Jr. 2-yard run, Gianni Spetic kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:09; Memphis 38–7) Fourth quarter (3:28) RICE – Tyvonn Byars 1-yard run, Chase Allen kick (Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 6:19; Memphis 38–14)

Statistics	MEM	RICE
First downs	20	13
Plays–yards	56–355	63–212
Rushes–yards	33–130	46–112
Passing yards	225	100
Passing: comp–att–int	18–23–0	11–17–1
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:38	32:22

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Brendon Lewis	18/22, 225 yards
	Rushing	Brendon Lewis	12 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Cortez Braham Jr.	3 receptions, 66 yards
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	11/16, 100 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Chase Jenkins	15 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Tyvonn Byars	1 reception, 43 yards

UAB

See also: 2025 UAB Blazers football team

UAB Blazers (3–5) at Rice Owls (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	0	0	17
Owls	7	7	10	0	24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), Forrest Conoly (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UAB	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Ryder Burton	213
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	89
	Receiving	Iverson Hooks	89
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	41
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	81
	Receiving	Tyson Thompson	33

North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team

North Texas Mean Green (9-1) at Rice Owls (5–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	7	21	14	14	56
Owls	14	0	7	3	24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UNT	RICE
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing	Drew Mestemaker	469
	Rushing	CalebHawkins	97
	Receiving	Wyatt Young	295
Rice	Passing	Chase Jenkins	101
	Rushing	Aaron Turner	78
	Receiving	Aaron Turner	58

at South Florida

See also: 2025 South Florida Bulls football team

Rice Owls (0–0) at South Florida Bulls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	0	0	3
Bulls	14	14	10	14	52

at Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, Florida

• Date: November 29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	RICE	USF
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int	––	––
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Drew Devillier	65
	Rushing	Tyvonn Byars	46
	Receiving	Aaron Turner	99
South Florida	Passing	Byrum Brown	275
	Rushing	Byrum Brown	104
	Receiving	Keshaun Singleton	125

vs. Texas State (Armed Forces Bowl)

See also: 2025 Texas State Bobcats football team and 2026 Armed Forces Bowl

2026 Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl
Rice Owls (5-7) vs. Texas State Bobcats (6-6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Owls			0
Bobcats			0

at Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX

• Date: January 2, 2026
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
• Referee: Matt Packowski (MAC)
• TV announcers (ESPN): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Aaron Murray (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Statistics	RICE	TXST
First downs
Total yards
Rushes/yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Texas State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Barral, Kevin (August 15, 2024). "American Athletic Conference Announces New Football Schedule Model For 2025". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
2. Kelley, Kevin (August 15, 2024). "American football schedule format, opponents set for 2025 season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.
3. "2025 Rice Owls Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 9, 2025.