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#120Rice
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#3Notre Dame
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2026 week 2 · Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM CT · Notre Dame Stadium · 📺 NBC

Projection

Notre Dame by 44.3
RiceSP+ -15.3#120
Notre DameSP+ 26.5#3
SP+ difference plus 2.5 points for hosting. A model's number, not a betting line.

Series recent meetings

2014 Rice 17 – 48 Notre Dame
1988 Rice 11 – 54 Notre Dame
1974 Rice 3 – 10 Notre Dame
1973 Notre Dame 28 – 0 Rice
1915 Notre Dame 55 – 2 Rice
Last 5 meetings shown. Full all-time series sits on each team page.
Data: CollegeFootballData · terminal