Rice Owls Football Schedule - 2026

Regular Season

WK	DATE	OPPONENT	TIME All times are in ET. Tap on each match's time to view it in your local timezone.	TV	VENUE
1	Sat, 05 Sep	vs Houston Christian Huskies	07:00 PM	ESPN+	Rice Stadium, Houston
2	Sat, 12 Sep	@ Notre Dame Fighting Irish	03:30 PM	NBC, Peacock	Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame
3	Sat, 19 Sep	vs Western Michigan Broncos	07:00 PM	ESPN+	Rice Stadium, Houston
4	Sat, 26 Sep	@ Fresno State Bulldogs	10:00 PM	The CW Network	Valley Children's Stadium, Fresno
5	Fri, 02 Oct	vs UTSA Roadrunners	TBA		Rice Stadium, Houston
6	Fri, 09 Oct	@ East Carolina Pirates	TBA		Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville
7	Fri, 16 Oct	vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane	TBA		Rice Stadium, Houston
8	Fri, 23 Oct	@ Florida Atlantic Owls	TBA		Flagler Credit Union Stadium, Boca Raton
9	BYE WEEK
10	Fri, 06 Nov	@ North Texas Mean Green	TBA		DATCU Stadium, Denton
11	Fri, 13 Nov	vs Tulane Green Wave	TBA		Rice Stadium, Houston
12	Thu, 19 Nov	@ Temple Owls	07:30 PM	ESPN	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia
13	Fri, 27 Nov	vs Army West Point Black Knights	TBA		Rice Stadium, Houston

All times are in ET. Tap on each match's time to view it in your local timezone.