2025 Rice Owls football team

2025 Rice Owls football
2025 Rice Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 AAC)
Head coach	Scott Abell (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Vince Munch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jon Kay (1st season)
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

2025 American Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Army	0	–	0	0	–	0
Charlotte	0	–	0	0	–	0
East Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	0	–	0
Memphis	0	–	0	0	–	0
Navy	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Texas	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
South Florida	0	–	0	0	–	0
Temple	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tulane	0	–	0	0	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	0	0	–	0
UAB	0	–	0	0	–	0
UTSA	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of July 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Rice Owls football team will represent the Rice University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls will be led by Scott Abell in his first season as the head coach. The Owls will play their home games at the Rice Stadium, located in Houston, Texas.

Schedule

The American Athletic Conference announced the 2025 football conference opponents for the Owls on August 15, 2024.^[1]^[2] The Owls will also compete against four nonconference opponents, rival Houston from the Big 12 Conference, Louisiana from the Sun Belt Conference, Prairie View A&M from the Southwestern Athletic Conference and UConn, who will compete as an independent.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+
September 18	6:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN
September 27	2:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN
October 4		Florida Atlantic	Rice Stadium Houston, TX
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 All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Louisiana

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Ragin' Cajuns	-	-	-	-	0

at Cajun Field • Lafayette, Louisiana

Date: August 30
Game time: 7:00 PM CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

Houston (rivalry)

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

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

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: September 6
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

Prairie View A&M (FCS)

Prairie View A&M Panthers (FCS) (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

Date: September 13
Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Rice	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Charlotte

Rice Owls (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
49ers	-	-	-	-	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC

Date: September 18
Game time: 7:30 PM EDT

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Navy

Rice Owls (0–0) at Navy Midshipmen (0–0) – 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: 3:30 PM EDT

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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.

[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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