Army at Rice - 2017 Matchup Preview

Army Black Knights at Rice Owls

Saturday, October 7th 2017 (6:30 PM EDT)
Army -12.5 (48.0) (0) Open: 0.0
Army 49 - Rice: 12

Black Knights (10 - 3) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 24 - 22 (21 - 21 on Road)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

RICE is playing their 6th straight game
ARMY is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -6.5 (SP+ ARMY -18.5)
Projected Score: ARMY: 27 - RICE: 21 (48)
ARMY Win prob: 81% | Cover: 53%
ARMY Travel: 1444 miles, 1 hrs ahead

Owls (1 - 11) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 33 (24 - 32 @ Home)
'17 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
ARMY Players
RICE Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Army's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 9/1	Army vs Fordham	-18.0	69.5	W 64 - 6	O	Y
Sat 9/9	Army vs Buffalo	-15.5	53.5	W 21 - 17	U	N
Sat 9/16	Army at Ohio State	+31.5	55.0	L 7 - 38	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Army at Tulane	+3.0	45.0	L 17 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/30	Army vs UTEP	-23.0	49.0	W 35 - 21	O	N
Sat 10/7	Army at Rice	-12.5	48.0	W 49 - 12	O	Y
Sat 10/14	Army vs Eastern Michigan	-4.5	50.0	W 28 - 27	O	N
Sat 10/21	Army vs Temple	-7.0	48.0	W 31 - 28	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Army at Air Force	+6.5	54.5	W 21 - 0	U	Y
Sat 11/11	Army vs Duke	+3.5	51.0	W 21 - 16	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Army at North Texas	+1.5	59.5	L 49 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 12/9	Army vs Navy	+2.5	44.5	W 14 - 13	U	Y
Sat 12/23	Army vs San Diego State	+6.5	46.0	W 42 - 35	O	Y

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Predictions for Army's Schedule

Rice's 2017 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/26	Rice vs Stanford	+33.5	51.0	L 7 - 62	O	N
Sat 9/9	Rice at UTEP	+1.0	55.5	W 31 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/16	Rice at Houston	+23.0	53.5	L 3 - 38	U	N
Sat 9/23	Rice vs Florida International	-1.0	52.5	L 7 - 13	U	N
Sat 9/30	Rice at Pittsburgh	+20.5	52.0	L 10 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/7	Rice vs Army	+12.5	48.0	L 12 - 49	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21	Rice at UTSA	+20.0	53.0	L 7 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/28	Rice vs Louisiana Tech	+12.0	51.5	L 28 - 42	O	N
Sat 11/4	Rice at UAB	+9.0	49.5	L 21 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/11	Rice vs Southern Miss	+11.0	49.0	L 34 - 43	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Rice at Old Dominion	+7.0	53.0	L 21 - 24	U	Y
Sat 11/25	Rice vs North Texas	+12.5	62.5	L 14 - 30	U	N

Important Stats (2016)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ARMY	.22	47%	23.8	49%	3.42	327	33%	71	3.89	.13	41%	21.6	40%	40%	3.21	38.8	1.7	1.7
RICE	.09	41%	19.1	44%	3.02	170	38%	215	3.54	.33	45%	32.9	44%	43%	3.68	47.2	1.5	1

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
ARMY		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
RICE		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2016

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ARMY Offense	13	23.8	20.8	47.1%	3.89	1.7	21	398	327	71	5.7	86%	14%	49%	33%	12%	.22
RICE Defense	12	32.9	32	44.7%	3.68	1	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	44%	43%	15%	.33

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
ARMY Defense	13	21.6	21.2	41%	3.21	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	49%	50%	40%	40%	17%	.13
RICE Offense	12	19.1	23.9	41.1%	3.54	1.5	22	385	170	215	4.2	50%	49%	44%	38%	18%	.09

Additional Stats 2016

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Army	13	32:31	21.2	51%	61%	4.4	38.8	1.7	1.7	4.8	1.6	0	31.1
Rice	12	30:25	21.8	37%	65%	5.8	47.2	1.5	1	5.6	1.8	1	29.4

Run Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ARMY Offense	13	86%	49%	57.5	326.5	5.7	45	.25	3.42	83%	9%	1.01
RICE Defense	12	55%	44%	-	-	-	-	.27	3.11	70%	10%	1.2

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
ARMY Defense	13	49%	40%	-	-	-	-	.06	2.55	71%	10%	0.96
RICE Offense	12	50%	44%	40.3	169.7	4.2	23	.12	3.02	77%	10%	0.92

Pass Game Stats (2017)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ARMY Offense	13	14%	33%	3.9	8.6	71.2	8.3	18.1	7	10	.04	2.1	26%	33%	.28	3%	1.7
RICE Defense	12	44%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	5	.44	1.9	34%	36%	.53	5%	2.2

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
ARMY Defense	13	50%	40%	-	-	-	-	-	-	17	.21	1.6	35%	30%	.18	7%	1.7
RICE Offense	12	49%	38%	20.1	34.3	215.2	6.3	10.7	16	10	.1	1.4	33%	30%	.19	7%	1.8

Army's Power Ratings
Army's Power Rating: NR
Army's Offense Rating: NR
Army's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #133
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Army's 2017 Expected Record: -
Army's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -5.3 #90
Army's Offense SP+ Rating: 32.1 #46
Army's Defense SP+ Rating: 35.0 #104

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

Power Ratings Matchup
Army: Rice: -9.3

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Army: -5.3 Rice: -23.6

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: -9.3 NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2017 Talent Rating: #100
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Rice's 2017 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2017 Overall SP+ Rating: -23.6 #125
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 19.2 #116
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 40.9 #123

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

Army Scoring
Offense: 23.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 20.8
Defense: 21.6 PPG
Defense on Road: 21.2

Army's 2017 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 6
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Fav vs Spread: 1 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Army 27
Rice 21

Projected Total Points: 48

Rice Scoring
Offense: 19.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 23.9
Defense: 32.9 PPG
Defense at Home: 32

Rice's 2017 Record
Record: 1 - 11
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Over/Under Record: 5 - 7
Record at home: 0 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 0
Record as Home Dog vs Spread: 1 - 3 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2024	09/21	Army	37	Rice	14	Army -7.0	Army	44.0	Over
2019	08/30	Army	14	Rice	7	Army -23.5	Rice	46.5	Under
2017	10/07	Rice	12	Army	49	Army -12.5	Army	48.0	Over
2016	09/10	Army	31	Rice	14	Army -7	Army	52.0	Under
2015	10/24	Rice	38	Army	31	Army -14	Rice	53.0	Over
2014	10/11	Army	21	Rice	41	Army -2	Rice	0
2008	11/08	Rice	38	Army	31
2006	09/30	Army	14	Rice	48

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Rice	4	3	3 Overs
Army	4	3	2 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	5 - 3	3 - 3	2 - 2	1 - 1
Road Teams	3 - 5	3 - 3	1 - 1	2 - 2

(#) ARMY at (#) RICE

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	ARMY	RICE
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#90	#125
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#133	#100
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Army Injury Report

Rice Injury Report

Army on Offense


CategoryCat	ARMY Off	RICE Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#46	#123
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Army Run Game


CategoryCat	ARMY Off	RICE Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Army Pass Game


CategoryCat	ARMY Off	RICE Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Rice on Offense


CategoryCat	RICE Off	ARMY Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#116	#104
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	ARMY Def
Run GameRun	NR	NR
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	NR	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	NR

Rice Pass Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	ARMY Def
Pass GamePass	NR	NR
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	NR	NR
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
RICE 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Remains Poor G5

ARMY 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'17 Profile: Down to Average G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Rice Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 6
Army 12.5 (48.0)
Army won at Rice this year (49-12)

Previous Matchups
Army beat Rice in 2024 (37-14)

ARMY's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ARMY's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

RICE's OC ()

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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RICE's DC ()

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD