The victories haven’t quite arrived for Rice (0-3) yet, but the Owls are in the final leg of one of college football’s toughest non-conference schedules.
Rice’s non-conference schedule is composed of four 2018 bowl champions which currently combine for a 9-2 record (with one-possession losses to LSU and Michigan). Wake Forest, Army, and Texas are in the past, but Baylor (2-0) is on the horizon. For the third week in a row, a Power 5 program takes a trip down to Houston for a shot at the Owls.
The Owls have struggled against established competition but with each passing program and each opportunity at tackling a tough opponent, Rice finds a little more about itself.