2025 Rice Owls football team

2025 Rice Owls football
2025 Rice Owls football
Conference	American Conference
Record	3–1 (1–0 American)
Head coach	Scott Abell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Vince Munch (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jon Kay (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 24, 2025

2025 American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Navy	2	–	0	3	–	0
North Texas	1	–	0	4	–	0
Rice	1	–	0	3	–	1
Memphis	0	–	0	4	–	0
South Florida	0	–	0	3	–	1
Tulane	0	–	0	3	–	1
East Carolina	0	–	0	2	–	2
Temple	0	–	0	2	–	2
UTSA	0	–	0	2	–	2
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	1	–	2
Tulsa	0	–	1	2	–	2
UAB	0	–	1	2	–	2
Army	0	–	1	1	–	2
Charlotte	0	–	1	1	–	3
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 23, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rice Owls football team represent 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 the 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	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
October 4	6:00 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
October 11		at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX
October 25		UConn *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
October 31	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2
November 8		UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 22		North Texas	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
November 29		at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Louisiana

Pregame line	Over/under
Louisiana –11.5	47.5

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)

Pregame line	Over/under
Houston –12.5	40.5

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 reporter)

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)

Pregame line	Over/under
Rice–28	48.5

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

Pregame line	Over/under
Rice–5.5	44.5

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

Pregame line	Over/under
Navy –14.5	45.5

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 27
Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
TV: CBSSN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Navy	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Florida Atlantic

Pregame line	Over/under

Florida Atlantic Owls (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic	-	-	-	-	0
Rice	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UTSA

Pregame line	Over/under

Rice Owls (0–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Roadrunners	-	-	-	-	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: October 11
Game weather: None (played indoors)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UConn

Pregame line	Over/under

UConn Huskies (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: October 25

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Memphis

Pregame line	Over/under

Memphis Tigers (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: October 31
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UAB

Pregame line	Over/under

UAB Blazers (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: November 8

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
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

Pregame line	Over/under

North Texas Mean Green (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: November 22

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
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at South Florida

Pregame line	Over/under

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Bulls	-	-	-	-	0

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
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

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

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[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.

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Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

at Louisiana

Houston (rivalry)

Prairie View A&M (FCS)

at Charlotte

at Navy

Florida Atlantic

at UTSA

UConn

Memphis

UAB

North Texas

at South Florida

References