The Rice Owls were 3-9 in 2016.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
9 | 3-5 | 4-8 | |
10 | 2-6 | 4-8 | |
11 | 2-5 | 3-9 | |
12 | 2-6 | 3-9 | |
13 | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 12 | 303 | 4,618 | 895 | 5.2 | 2,036 | 483 | 4.2 | 2,582 | 412 | 6.3 | 33 | 202 | 265 | 123 | 114 | 28 | 69 | 566 |
Team Rank | 98th | 97th | 74th | 107th | 82nd | 81st | 86th | 89th | 58th | 114th | 102nd | 42nd | 72nd | 53rd | 93rd | 16th | 41st | 27th | |
Opponent | 12 | 448 | 6,054 | 836 | 7.4 | 2,602 | 477 | 5.5 | 3,452 | 338 | 10.2 | 21 | 122 | 262 | 121 | 126 | 15 | 91 | 800 |
Opponent Rank | 109th | 119th | 9th | 128th | 93rd | 45th | 118th | 112th | 19th | 128th | 92nd | 25th | 56th | 76th | 54th | 15th | 19th | 23rd | |
Net | -145 | -1,436 | +59 | -2.3 | -566 | +6 | -1.2 | -870 | +74 | -3.9 | +12 | +80 | +3 | +2 | -12 | +13 | -22 | -234 | |
Net Rank | 113th | 125th | 23rd | 128th | 95th | 64th | 112th | 111th | 25th | 128th | 103rd | 26th | 61st | 62nd | 91st | 4th | 10th | 6th |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | .500 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 2 | .800 | |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | .900 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 3 | .700 | |
| 2 | 8 | 2 | .800 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 1 | .900 | |
| 2 | 7 | 3 | .700 |