RICE UPDATE

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Selected Rice Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30

Thursday (6 pm CT) – Soccer vs. Vanderbilt  ESPN+
Friday (6 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. South Alabama, Mobile AL  ESPN+
Saturday-Monday – M Tennis at HotelPlanner UTR, GRBTC
Saturday (2 pm CT) – Volleyball vs. Georgia State, Mobile AL 
Sunday (11 am CT) – Volleyball vs. Mississippi State, Mobile AL 

Selected Rice Non-Athletics Events This Week, August 24-30

Until August 29 – Moody Center: Masako Miki: Shapeshifters, Sprites, and Spirits
Monday – First Day of Classes
Tuesday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Tom Hardin
Wednesday (8 am CT) – Wednesday Wellness: Whoo's Ready to Walk?
Wednesday (6:30 pm CT) – Houston l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT
Thursday (11 am CT) – ContinuOWL Learning: Colin Coggins and Garrett Brown   
Thursday (4 pm CT) – Triple Crown Celebration   
Thursday (8:30 pm CT) – Lunar Eclipse: Campus Observatory Open House and Talk   
Saturday (11 am CT) – Washington DC l Good Hope Community Day
Sunday (4 pm CT) – Bay Area l Welcome to the NeighboorHOOT 

Shepherd School Events This Week, August 24-30

A listing of Shepherd School events can be found here.

Baseball This Week, June 8-14

College Baseball This Week, June 8-14
Friday (June 12) – Sunday/Monday (June 21/22) – College World Series

Football News

August 25, 2026

College Football:
Yesterday, The Athletic ranked 138 college football teams for 2026, with Rice placing 114. Read here (subscriber content).

Professional Baseball News

August 25, 2026

Jack Ben-Shoshan:
For the third consecutive season, the Lake Country DockHounds, a member of the American Association of Professional Baseball, have qualified for the Miles Wolff Cup Playoffs.  Jack Ben-Shoshan pitches the DockHounds and to date he has a W-L record of 5-2 and an ERA of 6.63.

MLB/MiLB Scoreboard Yesterday:
Complete Owls stats are here.

College Baseball News

August 18, 2026

Blaine Brown:
Blaine Brown undergoes elbow surgery (GoVOLS247)

Other Sports News

August 24, 2026

Rice Soccer:
Rice and Lamar Play to Draw (Rice Owls)

Mitchell Meissner '18:
Yesterday, Mitchell Meissner finished T16 at -21 at the AdventHealth Championship in Kansas City MO on the Korn Ferry Tour.  Leaderboard here.

Other News

August 25, 2026

CHIP:
Rice students find design needs bedside (Rice News)

Marvin Kunkel (1930-2026):
On August 11, Marvin Kunkel passed away.  A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1958.  After coaching football for nearly a decade and working for ESCO Supply, he started his own pipe company, PFV Supply, which he owned and operated for twenty-four years.  Also, he was an active participant in his church.  He is survived by, among others, his wife LaVon (they would have been married seventy years this January). Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary.

Rice Trivia

August 25, 2026

Trivia Question:
Name two Vanderbilt alumni who were head football coaches at Rice.  One point for each.  Email your answer here. 

Rice Update by Alan Shelby
A condensed version of the Update is available by email
Corrections, comments and updates welcome

2026 Schedule and Results

Overall: 35-24 (AC: 16-11)

Date  Opponent  Time
2/13 Northwestern (DH1) W, 7-6
2/13 Northwestern (DH2) W, 3-2
2/15 Northwestern L, 17-6
2/17  Louisiana L, 3-0
2/18  Purdue W, 5-2
2/20 USC L, 5-0
2/21 USC L, 4-1
2/22 USC L, 4-2
2/24 HCU L, 11-8
2/27 Harvard W, 11-7
2/28 Harvard W, 2-1
3/01 Harvard W, 9-0
3/04 Lamar W, 4-1
3/06 Abilene Christian W, 5-4
3/07 Abilene Christian W, 8-6
3/08 Abilene Christian L, 4-1
3/10 Houston L, 13-1
3/13 Saint Mary's W, 6-5
3/13 Grand Canyon W, 16-5
3/14 Grand Canyon W, 13-2
3/15 Saint Mary's L, 11-8
3/17 UTRGV W, 7-3
3/20 USF W, 5-4
3/21 USF L, 2-0
3/22 USF L, 7-2
3/25 HCU W, 10-7
3/27 FL Atlantic L, 6-2
3/28 FL Atlantic W, 5-2
3/29 FL Atlantic W, 8-1
3/31 UTRGV W, 6-4
4/02 UTSA W, 3-2
4/03 UTSA L, 8-0
4/04 UTSA L, 13-0
4/07 Texas A&M-CC W, 18-4
4/10 Charlotte W, 7-5
4/11 Charlotte W, 6-2
4/12 Charlotte W, 3-2
4/15 Sam Houston W, 5-3
4/17 Memphis L, 4-1
4/18 Memphis L, 10-6
4/19 Memphis L, 6-5
4/21 Houston L, 4-3
4/24 Wichita St L, 5-1
4/25 Wichita St W, 3-2
4/26 Wichita St L, 13-3
4/28 Lamar W, 6-5
5/02 UAB (DH1) W, 16-9
5/02 UAB (DH2) W, 12-2
5/03 UAB W, 10-3
5/08 East Carolina W, 10-5
5/09 East Carolina W, 5-3
5/10 East Carolina L, 3-0
5/12 Houston L, 14-3
5/14 Tulane W, 12-0
5/15 Tulane W, 10-6
5/16 Tulane W, 6-5
     
5/19-24 AC Championship
5/19    
5/20    
5/21 Wichita St W, 5-4
5/22 East Carolina L, 4-3
5/22 UAB L, 9-6
5/23    
5/24    
     
5/29-6/1 Regionals  
     
6/5-8 Super Regionals  
     
6/12-22 College World Series