| 9/1/2016 | Rice | 14 | at | Western Kentucky (11-3,8-1) | 46 | |||
| 9/10/2016 | Rice | 14 | at | Army (8-5) | 31 | at Ind | ||
| 9/16/2016 | Baylor (7-6) | 38 | at | Rice | 10 | B12 | ||
| 9/24/2016 | North Texas (5-8,3-5) | 42 | at | Rice | 35 | 2OT | ||
| 10/1/2016 | Rice | 28 | at | Southern Miss (7-6,4-4) | 44 | |||
| 10/15/2016 | Texas-San Antonio (6-7,5-3) | 14 | at | Rice | 13 | |||
| 10/22/2016 | Prairie View (7-4) | 44 | at | Rice | 65 | SWAC (1AA) | ||
| 10/29/2016 | Rice | 16 | at | Louisiana Tech (9-5,6-3) | 61 | |||
| 11/5/2016 | Florida Atlantic (3-9,2-6) | 42 | at | Rice | 25 | |||
| 11/12/2016 | Rice | 22 | at | UNC-Charlotte (4-8,3-5) | 21 | |||
| 11/19/2016 | UTEP (4-8,2-6) | 24 | at | Rice | 44 | |||
| 11/26/2016 | Rice | 17 | at | Stanford (10-3) | 41 | at P12 |
| vs Rice | vs Other Opponents | Rice compared to OOs | |
| Record: | 9-3 | 72-69 | |
| Points Scored: | 37.33 | 31.30 | -6.03 |
| Points Allowed: | 25.25 | 30.04 | -4.79 |
| Margin: | 12.08 | 1.26 | -10.82 |
| Total Points: | 62.58 | 61.34 | 1.24 |