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Rice Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
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- Overall record
- 20-179-5
- Win percentage
- 11%
- Current streak
- 3L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
20-179-5
204 games · 11%
Against Top 10
6-90-2
98 games · 7.1%
Against Top 5
1-41-2
44 games · 4.5%
Streaks
3L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 10-75-1 | 86 | 12.2% |
| Road | 6-99-4 | 109 | 7.3% |
| Neutral | 4-5 | 9 | 44.4% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2010s | 0-10 | 10 | 0% |
| 2000s | 0-14 | 14 | 0% |
| 1990s | 4-15 | 19 | 21.1% |
| 1980s | 0-27 | 27 | 0% |
| 1970s | 1-44-2 | 47 | 4.3% |
| 1960s | 1-24-1 | 26 | 5.8% |
| 1950s | 6-27-1 | 34 | 19.1% |
| 1940s | 6-10-1 | 17 | 38.2% |
| 1930s | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2018 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2016 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2015 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2011 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2008 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2007 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1997 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1996 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1995 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1994 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1993 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1991 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1990 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-7 | 7 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1975 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1974 | 1-5-1 | 7 | 21.4% |
| 1973 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
| 1970 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1969 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1968 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1965 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1964 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-2-1 | 3 | 16.7% |
| 1961 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-5-1 | 6 | 8.3% |
| 1958 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1957 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1956 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1955 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1954 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1953 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1952 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1951 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1950 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1949 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1948 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-3-1 | 4 | 12.5% |
| 1946 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 1945 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1944 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1943 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1941 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1939 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1937 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1936 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 4
Texas A&M, 1957
7-6 · Home · Rice was No. 13
Win over No. 8
Baylor, 1991
20-17 · Road · Rice was unranked
Win over No. 8
Tennessee, 1946
8-0 · Neutral · Rice was No. 13
Win over No. 9
Texas, 1965
20-17 · Road · Rice was unranked
Win over No. 9
Baylor, 1954
20-14 · Road · Rice was unranked
Win over No. 10
Texas, 1945
7-6 · Road · Rice was unranked
Win over No. 11
Alabama, 1953
28-6 · Neutral · Rice was No. 8
Win over No. 12
Texas, 1994
19-17 · Home · Rice was unranked
Win over No. 12
SMU, 1949
41-27 · Road · Rice was No. 7
Win over No. 13
Texas Tech, 1974
21-7 · Home · Rice was unranked
All 204 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 24-56 | No. 22 North Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 14-38 | No. 25 Memphis | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 28-30 | No. 22 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 2020 | W 20-0 | No. 15 Marshall | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 13-48 | No. 12 Texas | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 10-42 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 10-38 | No. 21 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 17-70 | No. 5 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 14-41 | No. 21 Marshall | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 10-38 | No. 7 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 2014 | L 17-48 | No. 17 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 34-73 | No. 18 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 31-56 | No. 17 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 17-34 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2009 | L 14-73 | No. 25 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 24-41 | No. 16 Oklahoma State | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 10-52 | No. 7 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2007 | L 14-58 | No. 7 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-55 | No. 18 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 7-52 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 10-51 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 28-35 | No. 23 UTEP | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 13-35 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 7-48 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | L 10-27 | No. 15 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 0-37 | No. 11 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 14-42 | No. 17 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 7-38 | No. 3 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 3-37 | No. 6 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 16-22 | No. 18 Air Force | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | W 27-14 | No. 21 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 0-49 | No. 12 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | W 51-10 | No. 20 Utah | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-34 | No. 16 Kansas State | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-70 | No. 10 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 10-17 | No. 18 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 26-31 | No. 25 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 13-37 | No. 20 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 7-52 | No. 18 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 0-7 | No. 6 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | W 19-17 | No. 12 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 10-38 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 7-34 | No. 18 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 9-35 | No. 5 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 21-38 | No. 12 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | W 20-17 | No. 8 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 22-24 | No. 13 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 0-64 | No. 13 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 17-38 | No. 11 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 7-45 | No. 21 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 14-45 | No. 14 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 11-54 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 14-21 | No. 11 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 16-49 | No. 4 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 17-23 | No. 17 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 14-45 | No. 10 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 10-45 | No. 10 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 10-34 | No. 17 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 15-30 | No. 14 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 16-44 | No. 20 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 17-31 | No. 16 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 13-38 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1984 | L 3-38 | No. 14 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 6-20 | No. 7 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 6-42 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 14-41 | No. 2 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 6-24 | No. 5 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 7-34 | No. 15 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 12-33 | No. 10 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 7-41 | No. 20 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 3-31 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 6-16 | No. 11 Baylor | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 14-34 | No. 18 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 28-41 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 0-63 | No. 8 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 14-45 | No. 17 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-34 | No. 9 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 9-26 | No. 4 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 21-63 | No. 3 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 3-47 | No. 20 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 17-35 | No. 20 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 25-49 | No. 9 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 7-37 | No. 16 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 7-37 | No. 11 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 7-66 | No. 1 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 0-34 | No. 6 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 19-23 | No. 19 Iowa State | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 7-30 | No. 8 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 14-28 | No. 11 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1977 | L 7-42 | No. 13 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 15-72 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 3-48 | No. 13 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 20-42 | No. 6 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 16-41 | No. 12 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 13-37 | No. 8 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 15-42 | No. 16 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 0-31 | No. 11 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 14-33 | No. 3 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 9-41 | No. 8 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 3-24 | No. 16 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 7-37 | No. 10 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | W 21-7 | No. 13 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 6-27 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | L 3-10 | No. 6 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | T 10-10 | No. 17 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 0-21 | No. 19 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 6-19 | No. 12 Texas Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 13-55 | No. 19 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-28 | No. 8 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 9-24 | No. 10 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 6-24 | No. 16 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 6-10 | No. 18 Texas Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 9-45 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 6-12 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | T 24-24 | No. 16 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 10-39 | No. 16 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 3-38 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 0-24 | No. 17 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 14-38 | No. 6 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 21-45 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 0-24 | No. 19 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 6-30 | No. 4 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 0-31 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-42 | No. 16 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 21-46 | No. 14 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1968 | L 14-38 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 0-52 | No. 15 Tennessee | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 7-21 | No. 14 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 20-31 | No. 6 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 24-27 | No. 4 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 3-23 | No. 8 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 0-31 | No. 2 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | W 20-17 | No. 9 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 14-42 | No. 5 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 0-21 | No. 3 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1964 | L 3-6 | No. 6 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | L 6-10 | No. 1 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1963 | L 7-28 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 14-28 | No. 7 Arkansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | T 14-14 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 7-18 | No. 3 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 7-33 | No. 10 Kansas | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1961 | L 7-34 | No. 3 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 0-24 | No. 3 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 6-14 | No. 3 Ole Miss | No. 12 | Neutral |
| 1960 | L 0-3 | No. 9 Arkansas | No. 16 | Road |
| 1960 | L 13-16 | No. 10 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 6-35 | No. 8 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 10-14 | No. 20 Arkansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-19 | No. 10 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 6-28 | No. 4 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | T 13-13 | No. 19 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 3-26 | No. 1 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1958 | L 10-21 | No. 7 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 7-14 | No. 3 Army | No. 17 | Home |
| 1958 | W 34-7 | No. 16 Texas | No. 14 | Home |
| 1958 | L 0-24 | No. 13 Purdue | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 6-26 | No. 15 LSU | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 7-20 | No. 8 Navy | No. 9 | Neutral |
| 1957 | W 7-6 | No. 4 Texas A&M | No. 13 | Home |
| 1957 | L 14-19 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-7 | No. 5 Duke | No. 19 | Home |
| 1956 | L 17-20 | No. 14 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 7-21 | No. 4 Texas A&M | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-35 | No. 7 TCU | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 12-20 | No. 9 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1955 | W 21-7 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | W 20-14 | No. 9 Baylor | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 15-28 | No. 4 Arkansas | No. 15 | Road |
| 1954 | L 7-13 | No. 3 Wisconsin | No. 11 | Road |
| 1953 | W 28-6 | No. 11 Alabama | No. 8 | Neutral |
| 1953 | L 13-19 | No. 14 Kentucky | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 7-12 | No. 13 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | W 20-16 | No. 15 Florida | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-21 | No. 15 Wisconsin | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-20 | No. 13 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 0-20 | No. 8 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 6-14 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 14-20 | No. 16 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 7-35 | No. 5 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1950 | L 21-42 | No. 1 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1949 | W 27-13 | No. 19 North Carolina | No. 7 | Neutral |
| 1949 | W 41-27 | No. 12 SMU | No. 7 | Road |
| 1949 | L 7-14 | No. 17 LSU | No. 5 | Road |
| 1948 | L 7-33 | No. 7 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-12 | No. 7 Texas | No. 20 | Road |
| 1947 | L 0-14 | No. 4 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 1947 | T 7-7 | No. 5 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 14-21 | No. 18 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1946 | W 8-0 | No. 8 Tennessee | No. 13 | Neutral |
| 1946 | W 18-13 | No. 17 Texas | No. 12 | Home |
| 1945 | W 7-6 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1945 | L 0-42 | No. 17 LSU | Unranked | Road |
| 1944 | L 0-59 | No. 2 Randolph Field | Unranked | Home |
| 1943 | L 0-58 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1942 | L 7-12 | No. 18 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1941 | L 0-40 | No. 9 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1941 | W 10-9 | No. 14 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 7-13 | No. 18 Fordham | Unranked | Road |
| 1938 | L 6-7 | No. 11 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 1937 | W 28-14 | No. 16 Colorado | No. 15 | Neutral |
| 1937 | L 0-13 | No. 12 LSU | No. 15 | Home |
| 1936 | L 0-3 | No. 15 Texas A&M | Unranked | Home |
| 1936 | L 7-20 | No. 8 LSU | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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