Wk 13 · 2026
Army Black Knights at Rice Owls — Sat, Nov 28
Sat, Nov 28 ·
First Community Stadium, Houston, TX
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 47 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
American · 3-2
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential ARMY by 10.8
American · 1-5
What is at stake
A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Army form
W 20-17vs TULNL 29-31at LTW 21-17at TEML 24-28vs USFW 59-3vs BRY
2026 season
Rice form
L 12-28at ECUL 14-16vs UTSAL 24-38at FRESL 21-28vs WMUL 0-52at ND
2026 season
Army this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Rice this season
Straight up1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 5
| Opponent | Army | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Temple American | at W 21-17 preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Tulane American | vs W 20-17 preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| FAU American | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Tulsa American | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| East Carolina American | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at L 12-28 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, the series is level at 4–4 · Army has won the last 4
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
2.0 points toward Army
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-09-21 | Rice 14 — 37 Army | at ARMY | Army |
| 2019 | 2019-08-30 | Rice 7 — 14 Army | at ARMY | Army |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | Army 49 — 12 Rice | at RICE | Army |
| 2016 | 2016-09-10 | Rice 14 — 31 Army | at ARMY | Army |
| 2015 | 2015-10-24 | Army 31 — 38 Rice | at RICE | Rice |
| 2014 | 2014-10-11 | Rice 41 — 21 Army | at ARMY | Rice |
| 2008 | 2008-11-08 | Army 31 — 38 Rice | at RICE | Rice |
| 2006 | 2006-09-30 | Rice 48 — 14 Army | at ARMY | Rice |
Army leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Cale Hellums QB #3 | 28/49, 337 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Zach Mundell WR #1 | 1/1, 37 YDS | |
| Rushing | Cale Hellums QB #3 | 66 CAR, 301 YDS, 6 TD |
| Samari Howard WR #27 | 27 CAR, 293 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Godspower Nwawuihe RB #7 | 37 CAR, 164 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Brady Anderson OL #71 | 7 REC, 102 YDS |
| Zach Mundell WR #1 | 7 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Samari Howard WR #27 | 7 REC, 73 YDS | |
| Tobi Olawole WR #11 | 1 REC, 37 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Elijah Walton LB #42 | 32 |
| Jaquavious Moss LB #19 | 19 | |
| Stephen Nnadozie S #3 | 18 | |
| Sacks | Dillon Stowers DL #96 | 2 |
| Elijah Walton LB #42 | 0.5 | |
| Nick Buchys DL #56 | 0.5 |
Rice leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Jacurri Brown QB #11 | 36/67, 410 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT |
| Gael Ochoa QB #4 | 2/5, 17 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jacurri Brown QB #11 | 88 CAR, 495 YDS, 4 TD |
| Tyvonn Byars RB #26 | 52 CAR, 208 YDS, 1 TD | |
| DAndre Hardeman Jr. RB #28 | 52 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Barry Jackson Jr. WR #7 | 7 REC, 102 YDS, 1 TD |
| Jordan Clark WR #19 | 11 REC, 102 YDS | |
| Ben Grice WR #6 | 6 REC, 64 YDS | |
| Max Mosey WR #13 | 2 REC, 45 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | AJ Brown DE #7 | 36 |
| Austin Harnetiaux LB #54 | 32 | |
| Stone Combs LB #33 | 28 | |
| Sacks | Chibby Nwajuaku DL #16 | 2 |
| Matthew Aribisala DL #15 | 1 | |
| Aquantis Clemmons DL #57 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Daveon Hook S #0 | 1 |
| Jerrick Harper CB #5 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.