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Chase Clement leads Rice in career passing yards (9,785) and Trevor Cobb in rushing yards (4,948). In College Football 27, the Owls' projected starters average 75 OVR, 128th of 138 FBS teams.

Conference: American Athletic ConferenceUpdated Nov 9, 2026
CFB 27 starter avg
75
128th of 138
Players 80+ OVR
3
0 rated 90+
Best unit
Running back
84 avg · 62nd nationally
Record books
25
career leaderboards

All-time career leaders

Rice football records

All Rice records
Rice Owls career record holders
RecordHolderTotalYears
Career Passing YardsChase Clement9,7852005–2008
Career Passing TouchdownsChase Clement992005–2008
Career Interceptions ThrownRandy Hertel681977–1980
Career Rushing YardsTrevor Cobb4,9481989–1992
Career Rushing TouchdownsTrevor Cobb381989–1992
Career ReceptionsJarett Dillard2922005–2008
Career Receiving YardsJarett Dillard4,1382005–2008
Career Receiving TouchdownsJarett Dillard602005–2008
Career TacklesO.J. Brigance3671987–1990
Career SacksBrandon Green241999–2002
Career InterceptionsBruce Henley151971–1973
Career Field Goals MadeChris Boswell652010–2013
Career CompletionsChase Clement8322005–2008
Career Pass AttemptsChase Clement1,3872005–2008
Career Completion PercentageJT Daniels63.12023
Career Total OffenseChase Clement11,5262005–2008
Career Total Offense TouchdownsChase Clement1242005–2008
Career All-Purpose YardsTrevor Cobb6,5121989–1992
Career Total TouchdownsJarett Dillard602005–2008
Career PointsJarett Dillard3602005–2008
Career Tackles for LossLarry Izzo461992–1995
Career Extra Points MadeClark Fangmeier1812006–2009
Career Punting AverageJack Fox43.42015–2018
Career Kick Return YardsMichael Perry2,3661995–1998
Career Punt Return YardsHorton Nesrsta8931951–1953

Across multiple leaderboards

Notable Rice players

  • Chase Clement2005–2008

    No. 1 passing yards (9,785) · No. 1 passing touchdowns (99) · No. 1 completions (832)

  • Trevor Cobb1989–1992

    No. 1 rushing yards (4,948) · No. 1 rushing touchdowns (38) · No. 1 all-purpose yards (6,512)

  • Randy Hertel1977–1980

    No. 1 interceptions thrown (68) · No. 2 completions (561) · No. 2 pass attempts (1,121)

  • Tommy Kramer1973–1976

    No. 2 passing yards (6,197) · No. 2 interceptions thrown (52) · No. 3 completions (507)

  • Jarett Dillard2005–2008

    No. 1 receptions (292) · No. 1 receiving yards (4,138) · No. 1 receiving touchdowns (60)

  • Taylor McHargue2010–2013

    No. 2 total offense (7,533) · No. 2 total offense touchdowns (60) · No. 3 passing touchdowns (43)

  • Mark Comalander1984–1987

    No. 4 interceptions thrown (37) · No. 5 passing yards (4,810) · No. 5 pass attempts (753)

  • Charles Ross2009–2013

    No. 2 rushing yards (2,689) · No. 2 rushing touchdowns (36) · No. 3 total touchdowns (36)

  • Quentis Roper1985–1988

    No. 2 kick return yards (1,683) · No. 5 interceptions thrown (36) · No. 7 total offense (4,924)

  • Driphus Jackson2012–2015

    No. 2 passing touchdowns (48) · No. 3 total offense (6,722) · No. 3 total offense touchdowns (54)

  • Donald Hollas1987–1990

    No. 7 passing yards (4,039) · No. 8 interceptions thrown (29) · No. 8 completions (343)

  • Nick Fanuzzi2009–2011

    No. 4 completion percentage (60.3) · No. 5 completions (425) · No. 6 passing yards (4,402)

All-time series

Rice rivalries

Rice Owls rivalries and all-time series records
OpponentRivalryAll-time seriesFirst metStreak
SMUBattle for the Mayor's CupSMU leads 49–411916L1
Tulsa—Tulsa leads 10–91937W2
HoustonBayou BucketBayou Bucket ClassicHouston leads 35–121971L2

College Football 27

Rice in CFB 27

Full CFB 27 roster
Highest-rated Rice Owls players in College Football 27
PlayerPosClassOVR
Jesus Machado Jr.MLBSr85
Quinton JacksonHBSr84
Jacurri BrownQBSr80
D'Andre Hardeman Jr.HBSo77
Daveon HookSSSr76
Gael OchoaQBSo76
Luke MillerLTSo76
Nate BledsoeCJr76

Planning a Rice dynasty? See the Rice CFB 27 dynasty outlook for unit-by-unit ratings and the starters you lose after year one.

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Public Rice dynasties

Fan-run College Football dynasties with Rice as the current program, shared publicly by their coaches.

  • 1STDYNASTYMo Lester · 13 seasons · 150–35 · 2 national titles
  • CFB 26Matt Hooves · 13 seasons · 141–43 · 1 national title
  • Rice LeagueBilly Bob · 4 seasons · 32–20
  • Rice DynastyEric Lucchesi · 2 seasons · 11–12
  • RiceBryson Aaron · 2 seasons · 12–3
  • CareerJon Landrum · 2 seasons · 8–5
  • Jackson MuirJackson Muir · 1 season · 12–1
  • Solo RicePaul Best · 1 season · 6–1

Conference

AAC programs

AAC overview

Sources & notes

  • CFB Clipboard — Career leaderboards researched and compiled by CFB Clipboard.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 rivalry data — All-time series records as they ship in the game, before any dynasty games are played.
  • EA Sports College Football 27 roster ratings — Ratings from “EA roster mroster_434_206.db” roster update, imported 2026-11-09 via Teamcrafters. Ratings change with each roster update.

Last updated Nov 9, 2026.