season

Rice

What the offense calls, how often it works, and how every unit grades out against the rest of the country.

1-5 6 games tracked Offense D+ Defense C

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Season grades

Compare with 2025

Offense 107th of 137

D+

2025 D- 128th of 136

Points added per play: +0.07opponents usually allow +0.162025: +0.03
Plays that work: 42%usual for these opponents 45%2025: 37%

Defense 83rd of 137

2025 C+ 71st of 136

Points allowed per play: +0.14opponents usually get +0.132025: +0.21
Plays that work against it: 43%usual for these opponents 42%2025: 40%

Special teams

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Not graded yet. Kicks, punts and returns come next.

2025 is the whole season: Rice finished 5-8. 2026 is only the games played so far, so early numbers swing more.

Each game is compared with what that opponent usually does, then ranked against every FBS team. Garbage time is left out. These ranks are this site's own index, not an official poll. See every team

Keys for improvement

24%of passing downs work

Offense

Get out of passing downs

Rice's plays work only 24% of the time on passing downs (second and 8 or more, third and 5 or more), against 30% for all teams. That ranks 122nd of 137.

10%of dropbacks end in a sack

Offense

Protect the quarterback

J. Brown has been sacked on 10% of dropbacks (7 of 71), against 5% for all teams.

79%of third and medium converted against them

Defense

Get off the field on third and medium

Small sample

Opponents convert third and medium 79% of the time (11 of 14), against about 44% for all teams.

All keys, best and worst situations, and the players behind them

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Games

Week	Opponent	Score	Offense	Defense
1	vs Houston Christian	W31-3	D+	B	Replay
2	at Notre Dame	L0-52	F	F	Replay
3	vs Western Michigan	L21-28	C+	C-	Replay
4	at Fresno State	L24-38	A-	D	Replay
5	vs UTSA	L14-16	D-	B+	Replay
6	at East Carolina	L12-28	–	–	Replay
7	vs Tulsa	Not played			Tracker
8	at Florida Atlantic	Not played			Tracker
10	at North Texas	Not played			Tracker
11	vs Tulane	Not played			Tracker
12	at Temple	Not played			Tracker
13	vs Army	Not played			Tracker

What Rice calls

76%

How often a defense is right by guessing the usual call. That makes this the 4th most predictable offense of 137. The middle team is at 62%.

1st & 7+114 plays

Run 81% Pass 19%

Runs work 49% of the time (all teams 39%). Passes work 27% (all teams 48%).

2nd & 1-313 plays

Run 77% Pass 23%

Runs work 70% of the time (all teams 68%). Passes work 33% (all teams 55%).

2nd & 4-628 plays

Run 93% Pass 7%

Runs work 62% of the time (all teams 49%). Passes work 100% (all teams 50%).

2nd & 7+52 plays

Run 65% Pass 35%

Runs work 26% of the time (all teams 29%). Passes work 22% (all teams 37%).

3rd & 1-315 plays

Run 93% Pass 7%

Runs work 79% of the time (all teams 67%). Passes work 0% (all teams 53%).

3rd & 4-617 plays

Run 65% Pass 35%

Runs work 18% of the time (all teams 45%). Passes work 17% (all teams 41%).

3rd & 7+24 plays

Run 54% Pass 46%

Runs work 15% of the time (all teams 22%). Passes work 27% (all teams 25%).

Run, quarterback runs included Pass Where all teams split

Situations with fewer than 10 plays are left off. See every situation in a table

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