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Rice Football Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006

Since 2006, Rice has played 116 home games with a kickoff temperature. The coldest was 37°F on Dec. 7, 2013, against Marshall. The hottest was 98°F on Aug. 30, 2012, against UCLA. Rice has not played a home game at 32°F or colder; at 90°F or hotter, it is 5-5.

Rice Home Record by Kickoff Temperature Since 2006

Kickoff temperatureoutdoor gamesGamesat homeRecordW-LRankof FBS schools ranked
30–39°F11-0—
40–49°F20-2—
50–59°F76-17 of 118
60–69°F168-885 of 124
70–79°F3619-17104 of 128
80–89°F4420-24118 of 125
90°F or hotter105-542 of 46

Rice 10 Coldest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Dec. 7, 2013Week 15Marshall 24, Rice 4137°FRice Stadium
2Nov. 19, 2022Week 12UTSA 41, Rice 747°FRice Stadium
3Nov. 24, 2007Week 13Tulsa 48, Rice 4349°FRice Stadium
4Nov. 28, 2015Week 13Charlotte 7, Rice 2753°FRice Stadium
5Nov. 21, 2009Week 12UTEP 29, Rice 3055°FRice Stadium
6Nov. 27, 2010Week 13UAB 23, Rice 2858°FRice Stadium
7Nov. 19, 2016Week 12UTEP 24, Rice 4458°FRice Stadium
8Oct. 26, 2019Week 9Southern Miss 20, Rice 658°FRice Stadium
9Oct. 27, 2012Week 9Southern Miss 17, Rice 4459°FRice Stadium
10Nov. 27, 2021Week 13Louisiana Tech 31, Rice 3559°FRice Stadium

Rice 10 Hottest Home Games Since 2006

#Dateweek or gameGamefinal scoreKickofftemperatureStadium
1Aug. 30, 2012Week 1UCLA 49, Rice 2498°FRice Stadium
2Sept. 9, 2023Week 2Houston 41, Rice 4397°FSingle readingRice Stadium
3Sept. 10, 2011Week 2Purdue 22, Rice 2496°FSingle readingRice Stadium
4Sept. 28, 2024Week 5Charlotte 21, Rice 2092°FSingle readingRice Stadium
5Aug. 25, 2018Week 1Prairie View A&M 28, Rice 3191°FRice Stadium
6Sept. 6, 2019Week 2Wake Forest 41, Rice 2191°FSingle readingRice Stadium
7Sept. 13, 2025Week 3Prairie View A&M 17, Rice 3891°FSingle readingRice Stadium
8Oct. 7, 2017Week 6Army 49, Rice 1290°FRice Stadium
9Sept. 30, 2023Week 5East Carolina 17, Rice 2490°FSingle readingRice Stadium
10Sept. 19, 2026Week 3Western Michigan 28, Rice 2190°FSingle readingRice Stadium

Rice Coldest and Hottest Road and Neutral-Site Games, 2006–2026

Every Rice road and neutral-site game with a kickoff temperature, coldest first. Select a column heading to sort.

Gamefinal score
Nov. 12, 2022Week 11Rice 10, Western Kentucky 45Road34°FHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Nov. 15, 2014Week 12Rice 14, Marshall 41Road36°FJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Dec. 29, 2012Bowl gameRice 33, Air Force 14Neutral site39°FSingle readingAmon G. Carter Stadium
Dec. 5, 2020Week 14Rice 20, Marshall 0Road41°FJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Nov. 10, 2018Week 11Rice 13, Louisiana Tech 28Road42°FJoe Aillet Stadium
Dec. 17, 2022Bowl gameRice 24, Southern Miss 38Neutral site47°FHancock Whitney Stadium
Dec. 31, 2013Bowl gameRice 7, Mississippi State 44Neutral site48°FSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Oct. 11, 2014Week 7Rice 41, Army 21Road48°FMichie Stadium
Oct. 6, 2012Week 6Rice 10, Memphis 14Road50°FSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Nov. 17, 2018Week 12Rice 10, LSU 42Road51°FSingle readingTiger Stadium (LA)
Nov. 26, 2016Week 13Rice 17, Stanford 41Road52°FStanford Stadium
Nov. 16, 2019Week 12Rice 31, Middle Tennessee 28Road52°FJohnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
Nov. 26, 2022Week 13Rice 17, North Texas 21Road52°FDATCU Stadium
Nov. 12, 2011Week 11Rice 6, Northwestern 28Road53°FSingle readingRyan Field (through 2023)
Nov. 30, 2019Week 14Rice 30, UTEP 16Road53°FSun Bowl
Oct. 27, 2007Week 9Rice 21, Marshall 34Road54°FJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Oct. 17, 2009Week 7Rice 13, East Carolina 49Road54°FDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Dec. 26, 2023Bowl gameTexas State 45, Rice 21Neutral site54°FGerald J. Ford Stadium
Nov. 6, 2021Week 10Rice 24, Charlotte 31Road55°FJerry Richardson Stadium
Nov. 12, 2016Week 11Rice 22, Charlotte 21Road57°FSingle readingJerry Richardson Stadium
Sept. 30, 2017Week 5Rice 10, Pittsburgh 42Road57°FAcrisure Stadium
Nov. 23, 2024Week 13Rice 14, UAB 40Road58°FProtective Stadium
Sept. 30, 2006Week 5Rice 48, Army 14Road59°FMichie Stadium
Nov. 6, 2010Week 10Rice 27, Tulsa 64Road60°FChapman Stadium
Oct. 31, 2013Week 10Rice 16, North Texas 28Road61°FSingle readingDATCU Stadium
Nov. 6, 2015Week 10Rice 21, UTEP 24Road61°FSun Bowl
Nov. 26, 2011Week 13Rice 24, SMU 27Road62°FGerald J. Ford Stadium
Aug. 27, 2017Week 1 · neutral siteStanford 62, Rice 7Neutral site62°FAllianz Stadium
Nov. 8, 2024Week 11Rice 20, Memphis 27Road62°FSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Nov. 4, 2006Week 10Rice 37, UTEP 31Road63°FSun Bowl
Nov. 24, 2012Week 13Rice 33, UTEP 24Road63°FSun Bowl
Oct. 26, 2024Week 9Rice 10, UConn 17Road63°FPratt & Whitney Stadium
Nov. 21, 2013Week 13Rice 37, UAB 34Road64°FLegion Field
Nov. 18, 2017Week 12Rice 21, Old Dominion 24Road64°FS.B. Ballard Stadium
Oct. 15, 2011Week 7Rice 20, Marshall 24Road65°FJoan C. Edwards Stadium
Oct. 5, 2013Week 6Rice 30, Tulsa 27Road65°FSingle readingChapman Stadium
Nov. 28, 2009Week 13Rice 14, Houston 73Road67°FRobertson Stadium
Oct. 19, 2013Week 8Rice 45, New Mexico State 19Road68°FAggie Memorial Stadium
Sept. 13, 2014Week 3Rice 10, Texas A&M 38Road68°FKyle Field
Nov. 29, 2014Week 14Rice 31, Louisiana Tech 76Road68°FJoe Aillet Stadium
Oct. 31, 2020Week 9Rice 30, Southern Miss 6Road68°FSingle readingM. M. Roberts Stadium
Oct. 1, 2011Week 5Rice 24, Southern Miss 48Road69°FSingle readingM. M. Roberts Stadium
Sept. 9, 2006Week 2Rice 16, UCLA 26Road70°FSingle readingRose Bowl
Nov. 1, 2008Week 10Rice 49, UTEP 44Road71°FSingle readingSun Bowl
Nov. 29, 2025Week 14Rice 3, South Florida 52Road71°FRaymond James Stadium
Sept. 5, 2009Week 1Rice 24, UAB 44Road72°FLegion Field
Sept. 12, 2009Week 2Rice 10, Texas Tech 55Road72°FSingle readingJones AT&T Stadium
Nov. 7, 2009Week 10Rice 28, SMU 31Road73°FGerald J. Ford Stadium
Nov. 18, 2023Week 12Rice 28, Charlotte 7Road73°FJerry Richardson Stadium
Jan. 2, 2026Bowl gameRice 10, Texas State 41Neutral site73°FAmon G. Carter Stadium
Oct. 23, 2021Week 8Rice 30, UAB 24Road74°FProtective Stadium
Nov. 20, 2021Week 12Rice 28, UTEP 38Road74°FSun Bowl
Sept. 6, 2008Week 2Rice 42, Memphis 35Road75°FSimmons Bank Liberty Stadium
Nov. 21, 2020Week 12Rice 17, North Texas 27Road75°FDATCU Stadium
Sept. 21, 2024Week 4Rice 14, Army 37Road75°FMichie Stadium
Sept. 18, 2025Week 4Rice 28, Charlotte 17Road75°FSingle readingJerry Richardson Stadium
Oct. 10, 2026Week 6Rice 12, East Carolina 28Road75°FDowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Oct. 4, 2008Week 6Rice 28, Tulsa 63Road76°FChapman Stadium
Sept. 19, 2015Week 3Rice 38, North Texas 24Road76°FDATCU Stadium
Oct. 3, 2007Week 6Rice 31, Southern Miss 29Road77°FM. M. Roberts Stadium
Nov. 1, 2014Week 10Rice 31, FIU 17Road77°FPitbull Stadium
Dec. 24, 2014Bowl gameFresno State 6, Rice 30Neutral site77°FAloha Stadium
Sept. 1, 2016Week 1Rice 14, Western Kentucky 46Road77°FHouchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium
Oct. 19, 2023Week 8Rice 42, Tulsa 10Road77°FSingle readingChapman Stadium
Sept. 8, 2012Week 2Rice 25, Kansas 24Road78°FMemorial Stadium (Lawrence)
Oct. 19, 2024Week 8Rice 10, Tulane 24Road78°FYulman Stadium
Oct. 9, 2010Week 6Rice 24, UTEP 44Road79°FSun Bowl
Sept. 15, 2012Week 3Rice 37, Louisiana Tech 56Road79°FJoe Aillet Stadium
Sept. 22, 2018Week 4Rice 22, Southern Miss 40Road79°FM. M. Roberts Stadium
Nov. 10, 2007Week 11Rice 43, SMU 42Road80°FGerald J. Ford Stadium
Oct. 27, 2011Week 9Rice 34, Houston 73Road80°FSingle readingRobertson Stadium
Nov. 4, 2017Week 10Rice 21, UAB 52Road80°FLegion Field
Sept. 29, 2018Week 5Rice 24, Wake Forest 56Road80°FAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Oct. 27, 2018Week 9Rice 17, North Texas 41Road80°FDATCU Stadium
Oct. 5, 2019Week 6Rice 20, UAB 35Road80°FLegion Field
Sept. 19, 2009Week 3Rice 24, Oklahoma State 41Road81°FBoone Pickens Stadium
Oct. 23, 2010Week 8Rice 14, UCF 41Road81°FFBC Mortgage Stadium
Sept. 10, 2016Week 2Rice 14, Army 31Road81°FMichie Stadium
Oct. 1, 2016Week 5Rice 28, Southern Miss 44Road81°FSingle readingM. M. Roberts Stadium
Oct. 29, 2016Week 9Rice 16, Louisiana Tech 61Road81°FSingle readingJoe Aillet Stadium
Oct. 20, 2018Week 8Rice 17, FIU 36Road81°FPitbull Stadium
Oct. 15, 2022Week 7Rice 14, Florida Atlantic 17Road81°FFAU Stadium
Oct. 22, 2022Week 8Rice 42, Louisiana Tech 41Road81°FJoe Aillet Stadium
Oct. 20, 2012Week 8Rice 24, Tulsa 28Road82°FSingle readingChapman Stadium
Aug. 30, 2014Week 1Rice 17, Notre Dame 48Road82°FNotre Dame Stadium
Sept. 27, 2014Week 5Rice 41, Southern Miss 23Road82°FSingle readingM. M. Roberts Stadium
Aug. 30, 2019Week 1Rice 7, Army 14Road82°FMichie Stadium
Sept. 8, 2018Week 2Rice 29, Hawaii 43Road83°FAloha Stadium
Oct. 13, 2007Week 7Rice 48, Houston 56Road84°FRobertson Stadium
Sept. 12, 2015Week 2Rice 28, Texas 42Road85°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Sept. 12, 2026Week 2Rice 0, Notre Dame 52Road85°FNotre Dame Stadium
Sept. 9, 2017Week 2Rice 31, UTEP 14Road86°FSun Bowl
Sept. 23, 2023Week 4Rice 29, South Florida 42Road86°FSingle readingRaymond James Stadium
Sept. 26, 2026Week 4Rice 24, Fresno State 38Road87°FSingle readingValley Children's Stadium
Sept. 13, 2008Week 3Rice 21, Vanderbilt 38Road88°FSingle readingFirstBank Stadium
Sept. 20, 2008Week 4Rice 10, Texas 52Road88°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Sept. 16, 2017Week 3Rice 3, Houston 38Road88°FSingle readingTDECU Stadium
Sept. 18, 2021Week 3Rice 0, Texas 58Road88°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Sept. 23, 2006Week 4Rice 7, Florida State 55Road89°FDoak Campbell Stadium
Sept. 22, 2007Week 4Rice 14, Texas 58Road89°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Sept. 4, 2021Week 1Rice 17, Arkansas 38Road89°FRazorback Stadium
Oct. 10, 2015Week 6Rice 27, Florida Atlantic 26Road90°FFAU Stadium
Sept. 14, 2024Week 3Rice 7, Houston 33Road90°FSingle readingTDECU Stadium
Sept. 26, 2015Week 4Rice 17, Baylor 70Road91°FMcLane Stadium
Sept. 3, 2022Week 1Rice 14, USC 66Road91°FLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Sept. 8, 2007Week 2Rice 17, Baylor 42Road92°FSingle readingFloyd Casey Stadium
Aug. 31, 2013Week 1Rice 31, Texas A&M 52Road92°FSingle readingKyle Field
Sept. 24, 2022Week 4Rice 27, Houston 34Road93°FTDECU Stadium
Sept. 24, 2011Week 4Rice 31, Baylor 56Road97°FSingle readingFloyd Casey Stadium
Sept. 3, 2011Week 1Rice 9, Texas 34Road98°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium
Sept. 2, 2023Week 1Rice 10, Texas 37Road102°FSingle readingDKR-Texas Memorial Stadium

Rice has played 13 games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums since 2006; they are in the full game list and not counted here.

Rice Kickoff Temperatures Since 2006: Three Questions

What was the coldest Rice home game since 2006?
Dec. 7, 2013: Marshall 24, Rice 41, at Rice Stadium, at 37°F.
What was the hottest Rice home game since 2006?
Aug. 30, 2012: UCLA 49, Rice 24, at Rice Stadium, at 98°F.
What is the Rice home record at 32°F or colder since 2006?
Rice has not played a home game at 32°F or colder since 2006.

Kickoff temperatures come from NOAA airport weather records (GHCNh): the reading nearest kickoff, within an hour, at one fixed airport for each stadium. Game data provided by CollegeFootballData.com. Games at dome and retractable-roof stadiums are shown but left out of every record and list, whatever the roof position. A temperature with no second reading within 2°F to check it is marked “Single reading”, and a game whose stadium no official source confirms is marked and left out of the lists. Home records count every home game with a kickoff temperature, including games that cannot appear in the lists. When games tie at the end of a list, the line under it counts the rest.

Updated: October 25, 2026