Venue & Game Details
Stadium: Alamodome (Capacity: 64,000)
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Kickoff Time: 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT
Broadcast: ESPNU 1][2]
Weather Forecast (San Antonio, TX)
Conditions: Clear skies, warm evening indoors (climate-controlled dome)
Kickoff Temp: 78°F outside, but game played indoors at the Alamodome
Wind: N/A (indoor venue)
Impact: Weather will not affect play.
Injury Report
Rice Owls
RB Rocko Griffin – Questionable (lower body)
DB TJ Magee – Questionable
OL Zachary Franks – OUT (season)
DL Joshua Nobles – OUT (season)
WR T.Y. Harding – OUT (season)
UTSA Roadrunners
No major injuries reported; QB Owen McCown and RB Robert Henry expected to start.
Key Player Matchups
QB Chase Jenkins (Rice) vs. UTSA Secondary
Jenkins: 520 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT, 68.6% completion
UTSA Pass Defense: Allowing 267.2 YPG (#124 FBS).
RB Quinton Jackson (Rice) vs. UTSA Front Seven
Jackson: 481 yards, 3 TDs, 5.2 YPC.
UTSA Run Defense: 118 YPG allowed (#45 FBS).
WR Drayden Dickmann (Rice) vs. CB Shadrach Banks Jr. (UTSA)
Dickmann: 229 yards, 3 TDs.
Banks: 37 tackles, 2 INTs.
QB Owen McCown (UTSA) vs. Rice Secondary
McCown: 985 yards, 9 TDs, 4 INTs, 63.2% completion
Rice Pass Defense: Allowing 191.3 YPG (#46 FBS).
RB Robert Henry (UTSA) vs. Rice Linebackers
Henry: 666 yards, 7 TDs, 8.3 YPC.
Rice Run Defense: 152.7 YPG allowed (#79 FBS).
WR Devin McCuin (UTSA) vs. CB Sean Fresch (Rice)
McCuin: 277 yards, 3 TDs.
Fresch: Veteran corner, 1 INT.
Recent Team Form
Rice Owls
Last game: Lost 27-21 to Florida Atlantic.
Offense: 312.8 YPG (#122), 20.5 PPG (#113).
Defense: 344 YPG allowed (#59), 21.5 PPG allowed (#58).
Strength: Top-20 rushing offense (219.7 YPG).
Weakness: Passing offense (#135 nationally, 93.2 YPG).
UTSA Roadrunners
Last game: Lost 27-21 to Temple.
Offense: 385.6 YPG (#72), 29.2 PPG (#67).
Defense: 385.2 YPG allowed (#91), 29.6 PPG allowed (#106).
Strength: Robert Henry’s explosive rushing (133 YPG).
Weakness: Pass defense (#124 nationally).
Series History
All-Time Record: UTSA leads 8–4.
Current Streak: Rice won last meeting (2024, 29-27).
Last Meeting: 2024 – Rice 29, UTSA 27 (in Houston).
At San Antonio: UTSA leads 5–1.
Notable: UTSA had won 8 straight before Rice’s upset last season.
Betting Trends
Rice:
3-3 ATS this season.
1-1 ATS as 12.5+ point underdog.
3 of 6 games Over.
UTSA:
2-3 ATS this season.
1-0 ATS as 12.5+ point favorite.
3 of 5 games Over.
Head-to-Head:
UTSA 8-4 all-time vs. Rice.
Last 5 meetings: UTSA 4-1 SU.
3 of last 5 meetings went Under.
Historical Betting Results
2024: Rice +7, upset win (29-27).
2023: UTSA -20, covered (34-14).
2022: UTSA -14, covered (41-7).
2021: UTSA -23, covered (45-0).
2019: UTSA -3.5, covered (31-27).
Projected Score: UTSA 30, Rice 17
Game Odds
Rice Owls 48
UTSA Roadrunners – 9.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, October 10, 2025
