UTSA at Rice - 2018 Matchup Preview

UTSA Roadrunners at Rice Owls

Saturday, October 6th 2018 (7:00 PM EDT)
Rice -1 (50.0)
UTSA 20 - Rice: 3 (Conference USA)

Roadrunners (3 - 9) (4 - 7 - 1)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 36 - 29 (22 - 34 on Road)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

UTSA is playing their 6th straight game
Our Line: -0.5 (SP+ UTSA -4.5)
Projected Score: UTSA: 30 - RICE: 26 (56)
RICE Win prob: 48% | Cover: 46%
UTSA Travel: 186 miles

Owls (2 - 11) (7 - 6 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 19 - 33 (24 - 32 @ Home)
'18 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

UTSA's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/1	UTSA at Arizona State	+17.0	53.5	L 7 - 49	O	N
Sat 9/8	UTSA vs Baylor	+17.0	55.0	L 20 - 37	O	Y
Sat 9/15	UTSA at Kansas State	+20.5	46.5	L 17 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/22	UTSA vs Texas State	-7.0	49.0	W 25 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/29	UTSA vs UTEP	-10.0	46.5	W 30 - 21	O	N
Sat 10/6	UTSA at Rice	+1.0	50.0	W 20 - 3	U	Y
Sat 10/13	UTSA vs Louisiana Tech	+13.0	45.5	L 3 - 31	U	N
Sat 10/20	UTSA at Southern Miss	+16.0	44.0	L 17 - 27	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/3	UTSA at UAB	+21.5	42.5	L 3 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/10	UTSA vs Florida International	+10.5	46.5	L 7 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/17	UTSA at Marshall	+27.5	48.0	L 0 - 23	U	Y
Sat 11/24	UTSA vs North Texas	+25.0	51.5	L 21 - 24	U	Y

Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
Losses: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:

Predictions for UTSA's Schedule

Rice's 2018 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/25	Rice vs Prairie View A&M	-22.5	58.5	W 31 - 28	O	N
Sat 9/1	Rice vs Houston	+25.5	55.5	L 27 - 45	O	Y
Sat 9/8	Rice at Hawai'i	+17.0	70.0	L 29 - 43	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 9/22	Rice at Southern Miss	+14.0	55.5	L 22 - 40	O	N
Sat 9/29	Rice at Wake Forest	+28.0	67.0	L 24 - 56	O	N
Sat 10/6	Rice vs UTSA	-1.0	50.0	L 3 - 20	U	N
Sat 10/13	Rice vs UAB	+17.0	52.5	L 0 - 42	U	N
Sat 10/20	Rice at Florida International	+24.0	53.5	L 17 - 36	U	Y
Sat 10/27	Rice at North Texas	+30.0	58.0	L 17 - 41	U	Y
Sat 11/3	Rice vs UTEP	+2.0	45.0	L 26 - 34	O	N
Sat 11/10	Rice at Louisiana Tech	+24.0	53.0	L 13 - 28	U	Y
Sat 11/17	Rice at LSU	+41.5	52.0	L 10 - 42	U	Y
Sat 11/24	Rice vs Old Dominion	+7.5	61.5	W 27 - 13	U	Y

Important Stats (2017)

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
UTSA	.12	42%	35.5	41%	2.84	185	41%	202	2.86	.06	36%	28.8	36%	34%	2.91	58.3	1.6	2
RICE	.07	40%	19.1	44%	2.97	187	30%	145	2.81	.3	50%	32.9	49%	48%	4.06	38.3	2.4	0.4

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
UTSA		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 2017

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
UTSA Offense	11	35.5	21.7	42.4%	2.86	1.6	21	387	185	202	4.6	54%	44%	41%	41%	17%	.12
RICE Defense	12	32.9	32	49.8%	4.06	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	52%	46%	49%	48%	14%	.3

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
UTSA Defense	11	28.8	33.7	35.9%	2.91	2	-	-	-	-	-	55%	44%	36%	34%	21%	.06
RICE Offense	12	19.1	23.9	39.5%	2.81	2.4	17	332	187	145	4.6	65%	35%	44%	30%	20%	.07

Additional Stats 2017

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
UTSA	11	33:13	21.1	42%	57%	7.2	58.3	1.6	2	6.6	2.1	1	29.7
Rice	12	29:36	17.2	39%	37%	4.4	38.3	2.4	0.4	6	2.3	1	27.9

Run Game Stats (2018)

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
UTSA Offense	11	54%	41%	40.5	184.5	4.6	11	.06	2.84	63%	12%	0.95
RICE Defense	12	52%	49%	-	-	-	-	.28	3.39	72%	10%	1.12

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
UTSA Defense	11	55%	36%	-	-	-	-	-.05	2.35	72%	14%	0.94
RICE Offense	12	65%	44%	40.5	187	4.6	20	.14	2.97	72%	13%	0.98

Pass Game Stats (2018)

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
UTSA Offense	11	44%	41%	17.4	28.1	202.3	7.2	11.7	15	7	.24	1.5	33%	30%	.23	5%	1.8
RICE Defense	12	46%	48%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.35	1.6	30%	43%	.57	4%	1.9

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
UTSA Defense	11	44%	34%	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	.18	1.9	38%	28%	.19	7%	2
RICE Offense	12	35%	30%	10.2	20.5	144.8	7.1	14.3	6	16	-.06	1.9	35%	32%	.35	7%	1.9

UTSA's Power Ratings
UTSA's Power Rating: NR
UTSA's Offense Rating: NR
UTSA's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #94
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
UTSA's 2018 Expected Record: -
UTSA's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -22.1 #127
UTSA's Offense SP+ Rating: 11.1 #129
UTSA's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.4 #102

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

Power Ratings Matchup
UTSA: Rice: -10.7

SP+ Ratings Matchup
UTSA: -22.1 Rice: -26.4

Rice's Power Ratings
Rice's Power Rating: -10.7 NR
Rice's Offense Rating: NR
Rice's Defense Rating: NR
2018 Talent Rating: #105
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
Rice's 2018 Expected Record: -
Rice's 2018 Overall SP+ Rating: -26.4 #128
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 15.0 #123
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 42.5 #125

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

UTSA Scoring
Offense: 35.5 PPG
Offense on Road: 21.7
Defense: 28.8 PPG
Defense on Road: 33.7

UTSA's 2018 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 7 - 1
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 5 - 1
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Projected Score
UTSA 30
Rice 26

Projected Total Points: 56

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

Rice's 2018 Record
Record: 2 - 11
Record vs Spread: 7 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 2 - 4
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	10/11	UTSA	61	Rice	13	UTSA -8.5	UTSA	48.5	Over
2024	10/12	Rice	29	UTSA	27	UTSA -3.5	Rice	51.0	Over
2023	11/11	UTSA	34	Rice	14	UT San Antonio -13.5	UTSA	53.5	Under
2022	11/19	Rice	7	UTSA	41	UT San Antonio -14	UTSA	56.0	Under
2021	10/16	UTSA	45	Rice	0	UT San Antonio -17	UTSA	53.0	Under
2019	10/19	UTSA	31	Rice	27	Rice -5	UTSA	43.0	Over
2018	10/06	Rice	3	UTSA	20	Rice -1	UTSA	50.0	Under
2017	10/21	UTSA	20	Rice	7	UT San Antonio -20	Rice	53.0	Under
2016	10/15	Rice	13	UTSA	14	Rice -1.5	UTSA	52.5	Under
2015	11/21	UTSA	34	Rice	24	UT San Antonio -3	UTSA	55.5	Over
2014	11/08	Rice	17	UTSA	7	Rice -8	Rice	0
2013	10/12	UTSA	21	Rice	27	Rice -4.5	Rice	0
2012	10/13	Rice	34	UTSA	14

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Rice	4	4	4 Overs
UTSA	9	8	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	9 - 4	7 - 5	5 - 3	2 - 2
Road Teams	4 - 9	5 - 7	2 - 2	3 - 5

(#) UTSA at (#) RICE

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	UTSA	RICE
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#127	#128
Perf GradeGrade	NR	NR
OffenseOff	NR	NR
DefenseDef	NR	NR
Spec TeamsST	NR	NR
TalentTal	#94	#105
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

UTSA Injury Report

Rice Injury Report

UTSA on Offense


CategoryCat	UTSA Off	RICE Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#129	#125
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

UTSA Run Game


CategoryCat	UTSA 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

UTSA Pass Game


CategoryCat	UTSA 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	UTSA Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	NR	NR
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#123	#102
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Rice Run Game


CategoryCat	RICE Off	UTSA 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	UTSA 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
'18 Profile: Remains Poor G5

UTSA 5 Year Profile: Improving Poor G5
'18 Profile: Remains Poor G5

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

Rematch from Week 6
Rice -1.0 (50.0)
UTSA won at Rice this year (20-3)

Previous Matchups
UTSA beat Rice last year (61-13)
Rice beat UTSA in 2024 (29-27)
UTSA beat Rice in 2023 (34-14)

UTSA'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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UTSA'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