Rice at Western Kentucky Game Matchup
Rice's 2016 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 9/1 Rice at Western Kentucky+14.564.5L 14 - 46
Sat 9/10 Rice at Army+7.052.0L 14 - 31
Fri 9/16 Rice vs Baylor+27.566.0L 10 - 38
Sat 9/24 Rice vs North Texas-7.555.0L 35 - 42
Sat 10/1 Rice at Southern Mississippi+21.058.5L 28 - 44
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/15 Rice vs UT San Antonio-1.552.5L 13 - 14
Sat 10/22 Rice vs Prairie View-22.0W 65 - 44
Sat 10/29 Rice at Louisiana Tech+23.068.0L 16 - 61
Sat 11/5 Rice vs Florida Atlantic-2.057.0L 25 - 42
Sat 11/12 Rice at Charlotte+10.060.0W 22 - 21
Sat 11/19 Rice vs UTEP+1.555.5W 44 - 24
Sat 11/26 Rice at Stanford+33.050.5L 17 - 41
RICE's OC vs WKU's DC      WKU's OC vs RICE's DC
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
RICE Offense1225.318.50%00000000%0%0%0%0%
WKU Defense1424.620.60%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WKU Offense1445.548.10%00000000%0%0%0%0%
RICE Defense1237.340.70%00 - - - - - 0%0%0%0%0%

 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
RICE Offense120%0%000000%0%0
WKU Defense140%0% - - - - 00%0%0
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WKU Offense140%0%000000%0%0
RICE Defense120%0% - - - - 00%0%0

 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
RICE Offense120%0%000000000%0%0%0
WKU Defense140%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDsIntsPassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WKU Offense140%0%000000000%0%0%0
RICE Defense120%0% - - - - - - 000%0%0%0

 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Rice120:000NAN%0%0000000100
Western Kentucky140:000NAN%0%0000000100
Rice's Power Ratings
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Rice's SP+ Ratings
Rice's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: -16.5 (#120)
Rice's Offense SP+ Rating: 22.8 (#103)
Rice's Defense SP+ Rating: 38.6 (#118)

American Athletic's Avg 2016 SP+ Rating: 0.2
American Athletic's Avg 2016 SP+ Offense Rating: 28.8
American Athletic's Avg 2016 SP+ Defense Rating: 28.7

Rice's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -8.3 (#95)
Rice's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: -15.2 (#116)
Rice's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -22.9 (#127)

Rice's 2016 Expected Record: -
Power Ratings Matchup
Rice:    Western Kentucky: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Rice: -16.5   Western Kentucky: 15.5

Performance Ratings Matchup
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Western Kentucky's Power Ratings
Western Kentucky's Power Rating: 2 (#Team not found for the given year.)
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Western Kentucky's SP+ Ratings
Western Kentucky's 2016 Overall SP+ Rating: 15.5 (#19)
Western Kentucky's Offense SP+ Rating: 40.7 (#9)
Western Kentucky's Defense SP+ Rating: 25.8 (#45)

Conference USA's Avg 2016 SP+ Rating: -8.3
Conference USA's Avg 2016 SP+ Offense Rating: 27.9
Conference USA's Avg 2016 SP+ Defense Rating: 36.1

Western Kentucky's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.5 (#72)
Western Kentucky's 2022 Overall SP+ Rating: 1.7 (#65)
Western Kentucky's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 13.3 (#24)

Western Kentucky's 2016 Expected Record: -
Rice Scoring
Offense: 25.3 PPG
Offense on Road: 18.5
Defense: 37.3 PPG
Defense on Road: 40.7

Rice's 2016 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 3 - 3 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 3 - 3 - 0

Rice Roster Talent
2016 Talent Rating: 394.83
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 392.69
Average Power Five Talent: 671.94
Average FBS Talent: 526.68
Projected Score
Western Kentucky 41.4
Rice 25

Projected Total Points: 66

Based on Entire Season
Rice
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Total Points:
Western Kentucky Scoring
Offense: 45.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 48.1
Defense: 24.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 20.6

Western Kentucky's 2016 Record
Record: 11 - 3
Record vs Spread: 9 - 4 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 5 - 1 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 8 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 5 - 1 - 0

Western Kentucky Roster Talent
2016 Talent Rating: 401.82
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Blue Chip Ratio: 0% (#Team not found for the given year.)

Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 282.31
Average Power Five Talent: 671.94
Average FBS Talent: 526.68




YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202211/12Western Kentucky45Rice10Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -13.5Western Kentucky61.0Under
202111/13Rice21Western Kentucky42Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -19Western Kentucky61.0Over
201609/01Western Kentucky46Rice14Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -14.5Western Kentucky64.5Under
201510/03Rice10Western Kentucky49Western KentuckyWestern Kentucky -5Western Kentucky69.0Under
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Western Kentucky441 Overs
Rice003 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams2 - 22 - 22 - 00 - 2
Road Teams2 - 22 - 22 - 00 - 2
(#Team not found for the given year.) Rice Info
Record on Road: 1 - 5 (3 - 3 - 0 vs Spread )

Rice is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (2 at Home, 2 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 31 - 41
Last 2 Road Games: 22 - 53


Rice Deficiencies
Rice has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate
Rice Defense Gives up a Lot of Points

Rematch from Week 1
Western Kentucky -14.5 (64.5)
Western Kentucky won vs Rice this year (46-14)

Previous Matchups
Western Kentucky beat Rice in 2022 (45-10)
Western Kentucky beat Rice in 2021 (42-21)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Houchens Industries-L. T. Smith Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°
Depth Charts
Rice | Western Kentucky
(#Team not found for the given year.) Western Kentucky Info
Record at home: 6 - 1 (5 - 1 - 0 vs Spread)

Western Kentucky is 0 - 0 in last 4 games (1 at Home, 3 on Road)
Last 4 Games: 52 - 31
Last 1 Home Games: 59 - 24


Western Kentucky Deficiencies
Western Kentucky has a really bad 4th Down Conversion Rate




Rice's Head Coach
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Tyler Stehling19431661%20491276.5
Jackson Tyner326748%318214.7
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Samuel Stewart7647936.342
Darik Dillard9545234.853
Austin Walter6834345.037
Tyler Stehling10130943.141
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Temi Alaka28458216.446
Kylen Granson33381211.550
Zach Wright3732418.829
Connor Cella3130219.764
Western Kentucky's Head Coach
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Mike White28041667%436337710.5
Tyler Ferguson194146%234305.7
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Anthony Wales2371621276.859
Quinton Baker9954245.539
Marquez Trigg7129824.230
Nicholas Norris13222117.185
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Taywan Taylor9817301717.780
Nicholas Norris7613181417.387
Nacarius Fant29407214.061
Lucky Jackson26395215.254