Rice record by year
Since 1912
495-672-32
Win %
.426
Bowl trips
14
Winning seasons
37
Best year
10-1 (1949)
| Season | W | L | T | Win % | PF | PA | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 90 | 137 | In progress |
| 2025 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 248 | 428 | Lost Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl |
| 2024 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 266 | 305 | No bowl |
| 2023 | 6 | 7 | 0 | .462 | 384 | 365 | Lost SERVPRO First Responder Bowl |
| 2022 | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 328 | 444 | Lost LendingTree Bowl |
| 2021 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 258 | 434 | No bowl |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 117 | 94 | No bowl |
| 2019 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 215 | 311 | No bowl |
| 2018 | 2 | 11 | 0 | .154 | 246 | 468 | No bowl |
| 2017 | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 195 | 429 | No bowl |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 303 | 448 | No bowl |
| 2015 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 313 | 430 | No bowl |
| 2014 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 374 | 370 | Won HAWAI'I BOWL |
| 2013 | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 415 | 342 | Lost AutoZone LIBERTY BOWL |
| 2012 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 414 | 390 | Won BELL HELICOPTER ARMED FORCES BOWL |
| 2011 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 280 | 400 | No bowl |
| 2010 | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 344 | 462 | No bowl |
| 2009 | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 219 | 517 | No bowl |
| 2008 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .769 | 537 | 433 | Won Bowl game |
| 2007 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 377 | 515 | No bowl |
| 2006 | 7 | 6 | 0 | .538 | 350 | 432 | Lost Bowl game |
| 2005 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 241 | 447 | No bowl |
| 2004 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 272 | 377 | No bowl |
| 2003 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 343 | 378 | No bowl |
| 2002 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 253 | 296 | No bowl |
| 2001 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 333 | 335 | No bowl |
| 2000 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 237 | 322 | No bowl |
| 1999 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 237 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1998 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 235 | 257 | No bowl |
| 1997 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 306 | 285 | No bowl |
| 1996 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 296 | 312 | No bowl |
| 1995 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 215 | 284 | No bowl |
| 1994 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 206 | 203 | No bowl |
| 1993 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 284 | 294 | No bowl |
| 1992 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 294 | 261 | No bowl |
| 1991 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 239 | 287 | No bowl |
| 1990 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 256 | 258 | No bowl |
| 1989 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 175 | 313 | No bowl |
| 1988 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 165 | 358 | No bowl |
| 1987 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 237 | 427 | No bowl |
| 1986 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 185 | 330 | No bowl |
| 1985 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 233 | 404 | No bowl |
| 1984 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 213 | 382 | No bowl |
| 1983 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 105 | 333 | No bowl |
| 1982 | 0 | 11 | 0 | .000 | 138 | 361 | No bowl |
| 1981 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 183 | 347 | No bowl |
| 1980 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 175 | 215 | No bowl |
| 1979 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 121 | 418 | No bowl |
| 1978 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 159 | 408 | No bowl |
| 1977 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 151 | 458 | No bowl |
| 1976 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 236 | 417 | No bowl |
| 1975 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 176 | 252 | No bowl |
| 1974 | 2 | 8 | 1 | .227 | 117 | 222 | No bowl |
| 1973 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 153 | 223 | No bowl |
| 1972 | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 196 | 238 | No bowl |
| 1971 | 3 | 7 | 1 | .318 | 146 | 220 | No bowl |
| 1970 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 168 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1969 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 168 | 225 | No bowl |
| 1968 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .050 | 151 | 326 | No bowl |
| 1967 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 164 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1966 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 154 | 211 | No bowl |
| 1965 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .200 | 123 | 248 | No bowl |
| 1964 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 117 | 111 | No bowl |
| 1963 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 145 | 114 | No bowl |
| 1962 | 2 | 6 | 2 | .300 | 119 | 173 | No bowl |
| 1961 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 183 | 158 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1960 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 174 | 72 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1959 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .200 | 86 | 197 | No bowl |
| 1958 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 178 | 155 | No bowl |
| 1957 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 175 | 121 | Lost Bowl game |
| 1956 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 160 | 169 | No bowl |
| 1955 | 2 | 7 | 1 | .250 | 110 | 179 | No bowl |
| 1954 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 205 | 148 | No bowl |
| 1953 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 295 | 105 | Won Bowl game |
| 1952 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 152 | 175 | No bowl |
| 1951 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 149 | 144 | No bowl |
| 1950 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 168 | 196 | No bowl |
| 1949 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 276 | 97 | Won Bowl game |
| 1948 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 168 | 119 | No bowl |
| 1947 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 202 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1946 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 245 | 62 | Won Bowl game |
| 1945 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 130 | 153 | No bowl |
| 1944 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 143 | 163 | No bowl |
| 1943 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 60 | 183 | No bowl |
| 1942 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 177 | 74 | No bowl |
| 1941 | 6 | 3 | 1 | .650 | 167 | 121 | No bowl |
| 1940 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 131 | 78 | No bowl |
| 1939 | 1 | 9 | 1 | .136 | 77 | 143 | No bowl |
| 1938 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 91 | 133 | No bowl |
| 1937 | 6 | 3 | 2 | .636 | 117 | 94 | Won Bowl game |
| 1936 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 127 | 108 | No bowl |
| 1935 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 201 | 101 | No bowl |
| 1934 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 204 | 44 | No bowl |
| 1933 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 56 | 137 | No bowl |
| 1932 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 141 | 77 | No bowl |
| 1931 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 178 | 66 | No bowl |
| 1930 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 135 | 91 | No bowl |
| 1929 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 34 | 208 | No bowl |
| 1928 | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 83 | 174 | No bowl |
| 1927 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .278 | 64 | 160 | No bowl |
| 1926 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 84 | 81 | No bowl |
| 1925 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 85 | 79 | No bowl |
| 1924 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 85 | 69 | No bowl |
| 1923 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 35 | 94 | No bowl |
| 1922 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 96 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1921 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 144 | 128 | No bowl |
| 1920 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .625 | 105 | 28 | No bowl |
| 1919 | 8 | 1 | 0 | .889 | 190 | 60 | No bowl |
| 1918 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .214 | 13 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1917 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 228 | 55 | No bowl |
| 1916 | 6 | 1 | 2 | .778 | 346 | 62 | No bowl |
| 1915 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 122 | 143 | No bowl |
| 1914 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .563 | 59 | 113 | No bowl |
| 1913 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 53 | 14 | No bowl |
| 1912 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 32 | No bowl |
About this table
These are the Rice records for every season since 1912, bowl and playoff games included, with the postseason result on the right. The numbers come straight from the game logs and update as each season plays out. For national titles and the program story, see the Rice team page and the History Vault.
Rice all-time record against every opponent
- Texas21-75-1
- SMU41-49-1
- Baylor30-50-2
- Texas A&M27-52-3
- TCU35-41-3
- Arkansas29-36-3
- LSU13-38-5
- Texas Tech20-27-1
- Houston12-35
- Tulane20-17-1
- UTEP16-9
- Southwestern U16-5
- Tulsa9-10-1
- Sam Houston15-2
- Louisiana Tech6-9
- Navy7-7
- North Texas5-9
- UTSA4-10
- Southern Miss6-7
- UAB6-7
- Army4-5-1
- Florida4-3-1
- Fresno State1-7
- Hawai'i5-3
- Marshall3-5
- Air Force2-5
- Charlotte4-3
- Clemson3-4
- Louisiana4-3
- Northwestern4-3
- Oklahoma0-7
- Duke1-5
- Florida Atlantic3-3
- Memphis2-4
- Notre Dame0-6
- Stanford3-3
- Texas A&M-Kingsville6-0
- Texas State2-4
- Trinity (Texas)4-1-1
- Austin3-1-1
- East Carolina3-2
- Iowa State3-2
- Loyola (LA)3-2
- Nevada2-3
- San José State2-3
- St. Edward's2-2-1
- UCLA0-5
- Vanderbilt1-4
- Arizona4-0
- Centenary (LA)3-1
- Creighton3-1
- Lamar4-0
- Oklahoma State0-3-1
- Purdue2-2
- UCF1-3
- USC0-3-1
- Utah3-1
- Wake Forest1-2-1
- Western Kentucky0-4
- Alabama3-0
- Florida International1-2
- Georgia Tech0-2-1
- Kansas2-1
- New Mexico3-0
- Old Dominion1-2
- Pittsburgh2-1
- Prairie View A&M3-0
- South Florida1-2
- Tennessee1-2
- Texas Southern3-0
- UConn1-2
- Auburn2-0
- Boise State1-1
- BYU1-1
- California1-1
- Camp Logan0-1-1
- Cornell2-0
- Corpus Christi NAS1-1
- Daniel Baker2-0
- Duquesne1-1
- George Washington2-0
- Indiana0-2
- Kansas State0-2
- Kentucky0-2
- Miami0-2
- Michigan0-2
- Middle Tennessee1-1
- Minnesota0-2
- Mississippi State0-2
- Ohio State0-2
- Penn State0-2
- Randolph Field0-2
- Ream Field0-2
- Santa Clara1-1
- Sewanee2-0
- Stephen F. Austin2-0
- UNLV2-0
- VMI2-0
- Western Michigan1-1
- Wisconsin0-2
- Cincinnati0-1
- Colorado1-0
- Colorado State1-0
- Florida State0-1
- Fordham0-1
- Galveston Field1-0
- Georgia1-0
- Hardin Simmons1-0
- Haskell1-0
- Houston Christian1-0
- Howard Payne1-0
- Idaho1-0
- Illinois Medical1-0
- Kelly Field0-1
- McNeese1-0
- Michigan State0-1
- Missouri0-1
- Montana1-0
- Nebraska0-1
- New Mexico State1-0
- Nicholls0-1
- North Carolina1-0
- Ole Miss0-1
- Oregon0-1
- St. Mary's (Texas)1-0
- Troy0-1
- Wagner1-0
- Washington0-0-1
- West Virginia1-0
- Wyoming0-1
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Frequently asked questions
What is the Rice record since 1912?
Rice is 495-672-32 since 1912, a .426 win percentage, with 14 bowl or playoff appearances.
What was the best Rice season since 1912?
Rice went 10-1 in 1949, the best record since 1912.
How many bowl games has Rice played since 1912?
Rice has played in the postseason 14 times since 1912.