American Athletic Conference2026 SEASON

RiceOwls

1–8OverallAmerican Athletic ConferenceAP rank not published

SP+ RANKNot publishedPreseason FPI RANKNot publishedESPN WIN TOTALNot publishedPublished line PLAYOFF ODDSNot publishedOutlet not published

Sourced. Dated. Never guessed.Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026

THE ROAD AHEAD

2026 schedule

12 games · Regular season

WEEK 0Aug 29

Bye week

A week to reset.

OPEN WEEK

WEEK 1Sep 5

Houston Christian (FCS)

Rice Stadium

Result not publishedTV not published

WEEK 2Sep 12

#3 Notre Dame

Notre Dame Stadium

L 0–52FINAL

WEEK 3Sep 19

Western Michigan

Rice Stadium

L 21–28FINAL

WEEK 4Sep 26

Fresno State

Valley Children's Stadium

L 24–38FINAL

Dataset as of Sep 5, 2026. Times shown in Eastern Time.Where to watch

THE ROSTER RESHUFFLE

Transfer portal

0 in / 2 out · net -2

Incoming0

DATE

No incoming moves recorded

No verified transfers in this direction appear in the current dataset.

Outgoing2

DATE

Alex Bacchetta

To Georgia Tech

Jan 16

Marcus Williams

To Mississippi State

Jan 16

Verified moves · As of Sep 7, 2026Full transfer ledger

THE LOCKER ROOM

Meet the roster

102 players listed

Position groups

Expand to explore

QBLucas Scheerhorn · Gael Ochoa5

Lucas Scheerhorn

QB · RSO

Measurements not published

Gael Ochoa

QB · RSO

Measurements not published

#11

Jacurri Brown

QB · RSR

Measurements not published

#14

Ayden Wilhelm

QB · FR

Measurements not published

#15

Patrick Crayton Jr.

QB · RFR

Measurements not published

RBTyvonn Byars · Dionne Sims5

#26

Tyvonn Byars

RB · SO

Measurements not published

#27

Dionne Sims

RB · FR

Measurements not published

#28

D'Andre Hardeman Jr.

RB · SO

Measurements not published

#30

Carson Morgan

RB · RJR

Measurements not published

#33

Justin Powell

RB · FR

Measurements not published

WRBarry Jackson Jr. · Jake Renda8

Barry Jackson Jr.

WR · RJR

Measurements not published

#17

Jake Renda

WR · RSR

Measurements not published

#18

Owen Carter

WR · RSO

Measurements not published

#19

Jordan Clark

WR · RFR

Measurements not published

#81

Braylen Walker

WR · RSR

Measurements not published

#83

Jackson Ranucci

WR · RSO

Measurements not published

#88

Keenan Arcega-Whiteside

WR · RFR

Measurements not published

#89

Preston Jackson

WR · FR

Measurements not published

TEPreston Zinter · Rhys Phillips7

Preston Zinter

TE · RJR

Measurements not published

#25

Rhys Phillips

TE · RSO

Measurements not published

#41

Preston Healy

TE · FR

Measurements not published

#82

Colten Cole

TE · FR

Measurements not published

#84

Will Swartz

TE · RFR

Measurements not published

#86

James Falk

TE · RJR

Measurements not published

#87

Jackson DeAtley

TE · FR

Measurements not published

OLPatrick Valent · Luke Miller17

#50

Patrick Valent

OL · RJR

Measurements not published

#53

Luke Miller

OL · RSO

Measurements not published

#56

Nate Bledsoe

OL · RJR

Measurements not published

#57

Leyonte Chandler

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#58

Peyton Farmer

OL · RJR

Measurements not published

#59

Colter Alberding

OL · RFR

Measurements not published

#60

Leo Bluhm

OL · RSR

Measurements not published

#62

Cullen Witt

OL · RSO

Measurements not published

#67

Luke Needham

OL · RJR

Measurements not published

#68

Scott Becker

OL · RSR

Measurements not published

#70

Bennett Eivens

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#71

Cole Principe

OL · SO

Measurements not published

#73

Justin Michaelis

OL · RFR

Measurements not published

#74

Clay Mitchell

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#76

Marcus Page Jr.

OL · FR

Measurements not published

#77

Ian Bothwell

OL · RFR

Measurements not published

#78

Erben Birkhoff

OL · RFR

Measurements not published

DLJoseph Mutombo · Christopher Clark-Jolivet16

Joseph Mutombo

DL · RJR

Measurements not published

#11

Christopher Clark-Jolivet

DL · RJR

Measurements not published

#15

Matthew Aribisala

DL · RSR

Measurements not published

#16

Chibby Nwajuaku

DL · RSR

Measurements not published

#21

JD Singletary

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#43

Ian Harrell

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#57

Aquantis Clemmons

DL · RJR

Measurements not published

#88

Tyler Lavallier

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#91

DD Oliver

DL · RFR

Measurements not published

#92

Luca Akirtava

DL · RFR

Measurements not published

#93

Quincy Tchikou

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#94

Braden Bays

DL · RFR

Measurements not published

#95

Brock Reddic

DL · RSO

Measurements not published

#96

Dillan Botts

DL · SR

Measurements not published

#97

Chris Knauls

DL · FR

Measurements not published

#98

Robert Rooks

DL · RFR

Measurements not published

LBBeau Barton · Stone Combs7

#14

Beau Barton

LB · RJR

Measurements not published

#33

Stone Combs

LB · 5TH

Measurements not published

#34

Kaleb Blanton

LB · RSO

Measurements not published

#40

Jayden Cupitt

LB · FR

Measurements not published

#44

Cooper King

LB · RJR

Measurements not published

#54

Austin Harnetiaux

LB · RSR

Measurements not published

#55

CJ Witten

LB · RFR

Measurements not published

CBZach Cody · Tariq Watson7

Zach Cody

CB · RSO

Measurements not published

Tariq Watson

CB · RSR

Measurements not published

Jerrick Harper

CB · SR

Measurements not published

#10

Kyren Condoll

CB · RSO

Measurements not published

#12

Jamir Benjamin

CB · RSO

Measurements not published

#24

Jordan Mitchell

CB · FR

Measurements not published

#35

Elijah Brown

CB · FR

Measurements not published

SDaveon Hook · Koa Akui8

Daveon Hook

SAF · GR

Measurements not published

Koa Akui

SAF · RSR

Measurements not published

Dylan Stephens

SAF · SO

Measurements not published

#18

Ahran Ogbor

SAF · SO

Measurements not published

#20

Bailey Fletcher

SAF · RSO

Measurements not published

#27

Michael Amey III

SAF · RFR

Measurements not published

#32

Seth Brown

SAF · FR

Measurements not published

#36

Austin Lee

S · FR

Measurements not published

KEnock Gota · Tommy Bauchiero2

#28

Enock Gota

K · RSR

Measurements not published

#49

Tommy Bauchiero

K · FR

Measurements not published

PCharlie Durkin1

#29

Charlie Durkin

P · RSR

Measurements not published

LSPhoenix Derichsweiler · Morrow Evans2

#51

Phoenix Derichsweiler

LS · RFR

Measurements not published

#52

Morrow Evans

LS · RSO

Measurements not published

RB/SLOTQuinton Jackson1

#10

Quinton Jackson

RB/SLOT · RSR

Measurements not published

RUSHTariq May · DeReyon Jenkins3

#13

Tariq May

RUSH · RSR

Measurements not published

#42

DeReyon Jenkins

RUSH · RFR

Measurements not published

#56

Seth Clarke

RUSH · FR

Measurements not published

SLOTDavis Lane · Ben Grice9

Davis Lane

SLOT · RSR

Measurements not published

Ben Grice

SLOT · RSO

Measurements not published

Colin Leahey

SLOT · RFR

Measurements not published

#13

Max Mosey

SLOT · RSR

Measurements not published

#21

Sawyer Rice

SLOT · FR

Measurements not published

#22

Michael Sifford

SLOT · FR

Measurements not published

#24

Larry DeBose IV

SLOT · RSO

Measurements not published

#29

Jai Jacobs-Ford

SLOT · FR

Measurements not published

#43

Chris Bruce

SLOT · RJR

Measurements not published

VIPERJo Chavez · AJ Brown3

Jo Chavez

VIPER · JR

Measurements not published

AJ Brown

VIPER · RSR

Measurements not published

#25

Caden VerMaas

VIPER · RFR

Measurements not published

WR/CBPayton Matthews1

Payton Matthews

WR/CB · SO

Measurements not published

Inside the depth chartOFFICIAL · First string by unit

Status: OFFICIAL (riceowls.com 2026). Count: 102 players.

offense

QBJacurri Brown

RBTyvonn Byars

SLOTQuinton Jackson

WR-ZBen Grice

WR-XBraylen Walker

TEPreston Zinter

TT (OT)Luke Miller

TG (OG)Patrick Valent

CNate Bledsoe

SG (OG)Cole Principe

ST (OT)Justin Michaelis

defense

DEJoseph Mutombo

DTDillan Botts

NTAquantis Clemmons

RUSHChibby Nwajuaku

MIKECooper King / Stone Combs

WILLAustin Harnetiaux / Beau Barton

VIPERJo Chavez

FSDaveon Hook

SSKoa Akui

RCBJamir Benjamin

LCBKyren Condoll

special teams

PKEnock Gota

PCharlie Durkin

LSPhoenix Derichsweiler

PRBen Grice / Quinton Jackson / Max Mosey

KRQuinton Jackson / Ben Grice / Max Mosey / Jordan Clark

Availability & fantasy notebookReported roles and player status · Sep 5, 2026

Availability report

Not published for this team.

Fantasy notes

No published fantasy notes for this team.

MAKE A SATURDAY OF IT

Your gameday, covered

Watch guide

HOME FIELD

Rice Stadium

Houston, TX

47,000STADIUM CAPACITY

Gameday guideVerified Sep 7, 2026

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Getting there

METRORail to Stadium Park/Rice Village or Dryden/TMC plus a walk.

ON THE AIR · LOCAL FLAGSHIP

KFNC97.5 FM

Rice Owls Radio Network · Houston, TX

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BEYOND THE EYE TEST

By the numbers

2026 preseason · Published, not modeled here

Preseason outlook

2026

SP+ OVERALLNot published

NATIONAL RANKNot published

OffenseNot published

Not published

DefenseNot published

Not published

Points per 20 possessions · Offense: higher is better. Defense: lower is better. Shared 0–60 scale.

ESPN FPI rank: Not published
Win total line vs. projection: Not published / Not published
Playoff probability Outlet not published: Not published

As of Sep 27, 2026

Ratings through the years

FINAL

SEASONSP+ / FEIRANK

2025-14.8 SP+#120

2024-0.5 FEI#103

2023-0.5 FEI#100

2022-0.8 FEI#121

2021-0.8 FEI#118

2020-0.4 FEI#96

Earlier seasons

2019-0.8 FEI#119

2018-1.2 FEI#128

2017-1.4 FEI#129

2016-1.0 FEI#120

2015-0.9 FEI#115

2014-0.3 FEI#85

2013-0.2 FEI#75

2012-0.3 FEI#82

2011-0.5 FEI#95

2010-0.9 FEI#111

BUILT OVER SATURDAYS

The program archive

Season records & national player finishes

Season by season

Published team statistics by season. PPG means points per game.
Season	Record	PPG for	PPG against
2025	5-8	19.1	32.9
2024	4-8	22.2	25.4
2023	6-7	29.5	28.1
2022	5-8	25.2	34.2
2021	4-8	21.5	36.2
2020	2-3	23.4	18.8
2019	3-9	17.9	25.9
2018	2-11	18.9	36.0
2017	1-11	16.2	35.8
2016	3-9	25.2	37.3
2015	5-7	26.1	35.8
2014	8-5	28.8	28.5
2013	10-4	29.6	24.4
2012	7-6	31.8	30.0

Top-10 finishes

Individual national statistical leaderboards · Not team poll finishes

#10

Michael Collins

Passing Rating

2020

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