OWL NATION · AMERICAN · 2026 SEASON
Rice Owls Football Stats
The 2026 Rice football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 17 points per game, 318.6 total yards per game and 29 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -13.4 | – |
| FPI | -15.391 | #124 |
| SRS | -12.3 | – |
| Elo | 1128 | – |
| Returning Production | 39.4% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 17 PPG · 29 ALLOWED · 318.6 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 17 | #131 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 29 | #112 |
| Total Yards / Game | 318.6 | #124 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 239.9 | #7 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 78.7 | #136 |
| Yards / Play | 5.1 | #118 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 30.3% | #133 |
| Turnover Margin | -6 | #128 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.01 | #125 |
| Defense PPA | 0.119 | #89 |
| Offense Success Rate | 39.7% | #107 |
| Defense Success Rate | 40.9% | #72 |
| Explosiveness | 1.127 | #117 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 39/82 | 471 | 5.7 | 2 | 2 |
| Gael Ochoa | 6/11 | 80 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45/93 | 551 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | 118 | 668 | 5.7 | 6 |
| Tyvonn Byars | 81 | 372 | 4.6 | 2 |
| DAndre Hardeman Jr. | 64 | 238 | 3.7 | 1 |
| Ben Grice | 11 | 120 | 10.9 | 1 |
| Max Mosey | 13 | 79 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Quinton Jackson | 10 | 61 | 6.1 | 2 |
| Carson Morgan | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Jordan Clark | 7 | 33 | 4.7 | 0 |
| Colin Leahey | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Gael Ochoa | 13 | 19 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Davis Lane | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 |
| Patrick Crayton Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Justin Powell | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Chris Bruce | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 343 | 1692 | 4.9 | 13 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clark | 18 | 223 | 12.4 | 0 |
| Barry Jackson Jr. | 7 | 102 | 14.6 | 1 |
| Ben Grice | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Max Mosey | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 1 |
| Payton Matthews | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 0 |
| Braylen Walker | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 |
| Chris Bruce | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 |
| Davis Lane | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Quinton Jackson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 45 | 551 | 12.2 | 2 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Brown | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Harnetiaux | 50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Stone Combs | 47 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Koa Akui | 36 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamir Benjamin | 33 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jo Chavez | 26 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Aquantis Clemmons | 23 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Cooper King | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyren Condoll | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Bays | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Mutombo | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillan Botts | 14 | 2.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Chibby Nwajuaku | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Beau Barton | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Aribisala | 9 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahran Ogbor | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bailey Fletcher | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caden Vermaas | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daveon Hook | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Robert Rooks | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Clark-Jolivet | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seth Clarke | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Bruce | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerrick Harper | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayden Cupitt | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tariq May | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Luca Akirtava | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Reddic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Blanton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Cody | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DAndre Hardeman Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JD Singletary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Amey III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Bledsoe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lavallier | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 484 | 43 | 10 | 2 |