Sat, Nov 7, 4:00 PM ET· Apogee Stadium
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2026 · TraditionalNorth Texas · 8 of 9
354.9
Yards / game
540.5
2.06
Points / drive
3.57
2.8
TDs / game
5.3
31.3
3rd-down %
49.5
50.0
RZ TD %
73.8
-0.8
Turnover margin
0.3
1.5
Sacks / game
2.1
6.8
TFL / game
6.1
12.8
Havoc / game
13.0
20.4 / 79.6
Pass / Rush split
50.4 / 49.6
2026 · Situational matchup
When Rice has the ball
Rice's early-down offense ranks 61st of 138. North Texas's early-down defense ranks 105th of 138.
Rice's passing-down offense ranks 109th of 138. North Texas's passing-down defense ranks 94th of 138.
Rice's third-down offense ranks 103rd of 138. North Texas's third-down defense ranks 99th of 138.
Rice's red-zone offense ranks 119th of 138. North Texas's red-zone defense ranks 105th of 138.
When North Texas has the ball
North Texas's early-down offense ranks 2nd of 138. Rice's early-down defense ranks 101st of 138.
North Texas's passing-down offense ranks 8th of 138. Rice's passing-down defense ranks 129th of 138.
North Texas's third-down offense ranks 10th of 138. Rice's third-down defense ranks 133rd of 138.
North Texas's red-zone offense ranks 14th of 138. Rice's red-zone defense ranks 77th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.058 last 3 vs -0.047 season (+0.106)
▼Defense form0.169 last 3 vs 0.088 season (+0.081)
Offense formabout the same(0.329 last 3 vs 0.298 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.149 last 3 vs 0.105 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJacurri Brown — 478 yd, 3 TD
RushingJacurri Brown — 669 yd, 6 TD
ReceivingJordan Clark — 257 yd, 0 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingTayven Jackson — 2577 yd, 22 TD
RushingJahiem White — 1054 yd, 13 TD
ReceivingJustin Stevenson — 781 yd, 8 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Rice offense
61stof 1380.031353 plays
vs
North Texas defense · allowed
105thof 1380.045Rice defense · allowed
101stof 1380.034vs
North Texas offense
2ndof 1380.235370 plays
Passing downs
Rice offense
109thof 138-0.107168 plays
vs
North Texas defense · allowed
94thof 1380.062179 plays
Rice defense · allowed
129thof 1380.259191 plays
vs
North Texas offense
8thof 1380.340173 plays
Third down
Rice offense
103rdof 138-0.08299 plays
vs
North Texas defense · allowed
99thof 1380.133110 plays
Rice defense · allowed
133rdof 1380.427110 plays
vs
North Texas offense
10thof 1380.412104 plays
Red zone
Rice offense
119thof 138-0.19533 plays · small sample
vs
North Texas defense · allowed
105thof 1380.10589 plays
Rice defense · allowed
77thof 1380.01392 plays
vs
North Texas offense
14thof 1380.283100 plays
Field advancement
Rice offense
105thof 13842.3%vs
North Texas defense · allowed
95thof 13846.8%Rice defense · allowed
125thof 13852.8%vs
North Texas offense
5thof 13861.7%Away
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Rice Offense vs North Texas DefenseRice · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.10#90
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#125-0.30
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.018#69
465 plays
EPA/Play
#1210.122
allowed · 465 plays
-0.251#134
94 plays
EPA/Pass
#1350.289
allowed · 204 plays
0.086#48
371 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#67-0.009
allowed · 261 plays
47.1%#67
465 plays
Success Rate
#13150.5%
allowed · 465 plays
35.1%#135
Pass Success Rate
#12048.3%
allowed
50.1%#46
Rush Success Rate
#9448.6%
allowed
42.3%#105
Available Yards %
#9546.8%
allowed
75.3#138
Net Field Position
#11369.3
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.031#61
353 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#1050.045
allowed
6.9#68
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#677.2
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Rice Defense vs North Texas OffenseNorth Texas · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.20#114
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#40.47
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.099#117
allowed · 490 plays
EPA/Play
#20.266
469 plays
0.069#95
allowed · 214 plays
EPA/Pass
#30.348
254 plays
0.123#124
allowed · 276 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#110.169
215 plays
48.8%#117
allowed · 490 plays
Success Rate
#853.1%
469 plays
48.3%#121
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#954.3%
49.2%#102
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#2951.6%
52.8%#125
allowed
Available Yards %
#561.7%
66.2#137
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#4769.3
0.034#101
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#20.235
370 plays
7.5#39
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#726.9
2026 · Situational EPANorth Texas · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.013
459 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.266
469 plays
0.110
484 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.122
466 plays
-0.195
33 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Off
0.283
100 plays
0.013
92 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
0.105
89 plays
-0.082
99 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.412
104 plays
0.427
110 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.133
110 plays