Putting Up Numbers· college football

Rice @ Notre Dame

Sat, Sep 12, 2026 · Unranked at No. 3

Notre Dame 52, Rice 0Notre Dame was favored by 44.5, and Notre Dame covered.

Rice at Notre Dame: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameRice1 gameNotre Dame1 game
Points−17.9+20.2
Points allowed+17.4−21.0
Total offense, yards−157+78
Total defense, yards+56−225
Touchdowns−2.0+2.0
Passer rating−14.0+65.6
Third downs−22.3%+16.3%
Sacks−1.0−1.2
Penalty yards−17.1−32.9
Turnovers forced−1.3+1.8
Turnovers lost+1.7−1.1

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Notre Dame

Rice

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Notre Dame

  • Notre Dame had won 11 straight by 10 or more.streakthe runs →Extended to 12.
  • Notre Dame had beaten 16 straight unranked teams.streakthe runs →Extended to 17.
  • Notre Dame had won 11 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 12.
  • Notre Dame had won 6 straight at home.streakthe runs →Extended to 7.
  • Notre Dame had won 4 straight on the road.streakthe runs →This game didn’t count toward it.

The series

  • Notre Dame leads the series 6–0 since 1915. Notre Dame has won the last 6.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • Rice had lost 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 12, 2026at Notre DameNotre Dame 52, Rice 0
Aug 30, 2014at Notre DameNotre Dame 48, Rice 17
Nov 5, 1988at Notre DameNotre Dame 54, Rice 11
Oct 12, 1974at Notre DameNotre Dame 10, Rice 3
Oct 13, 1973at RiceNotre Dame 28, Rice 0
Nov 27, 1915at RiceNotre Dame 55, Rice 2

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 11, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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