
Where Rice Stands Out Football Standouts 2026
1-6 · American Athletic
Passing yards / game
Extreme · Style78.7
3rd-fewest of 138 teams
-2.9 SD from the average of 228.8
Points / game
Outlier · Weakness17.0
8th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.6 SD from the average of 29.0
Rushing yards / game
Outlier · Style239.9
7th-most of 138 teams
+1.5 SD from the average of 165.6
3rd down conversion
Notable · Weakness30.3%
6th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.5 SD from the average of 41.0%
Point margin / game
Notable · Weakness-12.0
10th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.5 SD from the average of +5.1
Takeaways / game
Notable · Weakness0.6
Tied for 7th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.4 SD from the average of 1.3
Turnover margin / game
Notable · Weakness-0.9
11th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.3 SD from the average of +0.1
Yards / game
Notable · Weakness318.6
15th-fewest of 138 teams
-1.2 SD from the average of 394.4
Yards / play
Notable · Weakness5.1
20th-lowest of 138 teams
-1.1 SD from the average of 5.9
How these are picked: each stat is compared with every team that has it this season and at least 3 games played (and, for a percentage of tries like 4th downs, at least 10 tries). The team's z-score is its distance from those teams' mean in standard deviations (population SD). A stat is listed at 1.0 SD or more, the largest first, up to 10: Notable from 1.0, Outlier from 1.5, Extreme from 2. Ties share a rank. Only stats counted in the box score, and ratios worked out from them - no other source's model numbers, such as EPA. From every game played, postseason included, not adjusted for the opponents faced.