Rice at Texas - 2015 Matchup Preview
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Saturday, September 12th 2015 (8:00 PM EDT)
Texas -16 (49.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Texas 42 - Rice: 28

 
Owls (5 - 7) (5 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 33 (14 - 33 on Road)
'15 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -2.5  (SP+ -0)
Projected Score: RICE: 18 - TEX: 34 (52)
TEX Win prob: 88% | Cover: 54%
RICE Travel: 144 miles
Longhorns (5 - 7) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 31 - 20 (39 - 17 @ Home)
'15 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Rice's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/5 Rice vs Wagner-23.5
Sat 9/12 Rice at Texas+16.049.5L 28 - 42OY
Sat 9/19 Rice at North Texas-6.054.0W 38 - 24OY
Sat 9/26 Rice at Baylor+33.074.0L 17 - 70ON
Sat 10/3 Rice vs Western Kentucky+5.069.0L 10 - 49UN
Sat 10/10 Rice at Florida Atlantic+1.556.5W 27 - 26UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24 Rice vs Army+14.053.0W 38 - 31OY
Fri 10/30 Rice vs Louisiana Tech+10.060.5L 17 - 42UN
Fri 11/6 Rice at UTEP-6.556.5L 21 - 24UN
Sat 11/14 Rice vs Southern Miss+7.560.5L 10 - 65ON
Sat 11/21 Rice at UTSA+3.055.5L 24 - 34ON
Sat 11/28 Rice vs Charlotte-9.557.5W 27 - 7UY

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Predictions for Rice's Schedule
Texas's 2015 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResultO/UCover
Sat 9/5 Texas at Notre Dame+9.048.0L 3 - 38UN
Sat 9/12 Texas vs Rice-16.049.5W 42 - 28ON
Sat 9/19 Texas vs California+2.558.0L 44 - 45OY
Sat 9/26 Texas vs Oklahoma State+5.063.0L 27 - 30UY
Sat 10/3 Texas at TCU+18.573.0L 7 - 50UN
Sat 10/10 Texas vs Oklahoma+13.559.5W 24 - 17UY
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/24 Texas vs Kansas State-3.546.5W 23 - 9UY
Sat 10/31 Texas at Iowa State-9.550.0L 0 - 24UN
Sat 11/7 Texas vs Kansas-31.552.5W 59 - 20OY
Sat 11/14 Texas at West Virginia+7.052.5L 20 - 38ON
BYE WEEK
Thu 11/26 Texas vs Texas Tech-2.070.5L 45 - 48ON
Sat 12/5 Texas at Baylor+20.563.5W 23 - 17UY

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Predictions for Texas's Schedule
Important Stats (2014)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
RICE.241%19.140%2.7316842%2313.63.1642%32.944%38%3.8853.50.91.5
TEX.141%30.542%2.7513739%2003.71.0539%20.343%34%2.7551.11.91.7
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
RICE0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
TEX0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
RICE Offense1319.114.241.4%3.630.9193991682313.859%40%40%42%2%.2
TEX Defense1320.31739.4%2.751.7 - - - - - 50%49%43%34%2%.05
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
RICE Defense1332.932.641.7%3.881.5 - - - - - 47%52%44%38%2%.16
TEX Offense1330.538.841.5%3.711.9183371372003.850%48%42%39%3%.1

Additional Stats 2014
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Rice1333:2119.445%33%5.953.50.91.500133.4
Texas1329:4017.834%50%5.951.11.91.700228.3
Run Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
RICE Offense1359%40%43.9167.83.822.062.7370%0%0.97
TEX Defense1350%43% - - - - .123.0677%0%0.87
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
RICE Defense1347%44% - - - - .152.9261%0%1.03
TEX Offense1350%42%36.5137.43.818.032.7567%0%0.83

Pass Game Stats (2015)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
RICE Offense1340%42%15.727.1231.58.614.8258.421.934%38%.442%1.9
TEX Defense1349%34% - - - - - - 151.433%28%.22%1.7
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
RICE Defense1352%38% - - - - - - 9.181.734%36%.52%2.1
TEX Offense1348%39%18.732.2199.96.210.71411.191.536%32%.253%1.8

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #91
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Rice's 2015 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Rice:    Texas: 2.5

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Rice:    Texas:




Texas's Power Ratings
Texas's Power Rating: 2.5 NR
Texas's Offense Rating: NR
Texas's Defense Rating: NR
2015 Talent Rating:  #11
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Texas's 2015 Expected Record: -
Texas's 2015 Overall SP+ Rating: NR
Texas's Offense SP+ Rating: NR
Texas's Defense SP+ Rating: NR

Average Talent
Average SEC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76


Rice Scoring
Offense: 19.1 PPG
Offense on Road: 14.2
Defense: 32.9 PPG
Defense on Road: 32.6

Rice's 2015 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 5 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 5 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Projected Score
Texas 34
Rice 18

Projected Total Points: 52
Texas Scoring
Offense: 30.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 38.8
Defense: 20.3 PPG
Defense at Home: 17

Texas's 2015 Record
Record: 5 - 7
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record at home: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202309/02Texas37Rice10Texas -35.5Rice59.0Under
202109/18Texas58Rice0Texas -26Texas52.0Over
201909/14Rice13Texas48Texas -32Texas57.5Over
201509/12Texas42Rice28Texas -16Rice49.5Over
201109/03Texas34Rice9
201009/04Rice17Texas34
200809/20Texas52Rice10
200709/22Texas58Rice14
200609/16Rice7Texas52
200509/17Texas51Rice10
200409/25Texas35Rice13
200309/20Rice7Texas48
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Texas1223 Overs
Rice021 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams8 - 41 - 31 - 20 - 1
Road Teams4 - 83 - 11 - 02 - 1

(#) RICE at (#) TEX
Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCatRICETEX
Net PPPPPPNRNR
Power RatePwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Perf GradeGradeNRNR
OffenseOffNRNR
DefenseDefNRNR
Spec TeamsSTNRNR
TalentTal #91 #11
Blue ChipsBC%NRNR
Rice on Offense
CategoryCat
RICE OffTEX Def
PPPOffPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Rice Run Game
CategoryCat
RICE OffTEX Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Rice Pass Game
CategoryCat
RICE OffTEX Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Rush/BlockP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Texas on Offense
CategoryCatTEX OffRICE Def
PPPDefPPPNRNR
Perf GradePerfNRNR
SuccessSucNRNR
ExplosiveExpNRNR
PPAPPANRNR
PowerPwrNRNR
SP+SP+NRNR
Pts POPPONRNR
HavocHavNRNR
Texas Run Game
CategoryCat
TEX OffRICE Def
Run GameRunNRNR
Run SuccessRSucNRNR
Run ExplRExpNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Run BlockR BlkNR -
OL YdsOLYNRNR
Stuff RateStuffNRNR
TackleTak - NR
Texas Pass Game
CategoryCatTEX OffRICE Def
Pass GamePassNRNR
Pass SuccessPSucNRNR
Pass ExplPExlNRNR
PPAExpNRNR
Pass Block/RushP BlkNRNR
F7 HavocF7NRNR
DB HavocDBNRNR
Program Comparison
TEX 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

RICE 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'15 Profile: Remains Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Rematch from Week 2
Texas -16.0 (49.5)
Texas won vs Rice this year (42-28)

Previous Matchups
Texas beat Rice in 2023 (37-10)

  
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