Tulsa Golden Hurricane at Rice Owls preview: October 17, 2026
The Tulsa Golden Hurricane (3-3) visit the Rice Owls (1-5) at Rice Stadium on October 17, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 3-3 | 2-3 (28.2-26) | 1-2 (18.3-28.3) | 2-1 (36.7-18.3) |
| Rice Owls | 1-5 | 0-5 (14.2-32.4) | 0-3 (12-39.3) | 1-2 (22-15.7) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| TLSA | RICE | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 27.5 (78th) | 17 (126th) |
| Points allowed per game | 23.3 (71st) | 27.5 (36th) |
| Passing yards per game | 193.8 (99th) | 81.5 (134th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 239 (29th) | 178.7 (108th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 159.8 (63rd) | 231.7 (11th) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 174.8 (30th) | 188.7 (15th) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 33.7 (89th) | 48.8 (6th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 42.3 (8th) | 37.8 (32nd) |
| Completions per game | 18.7 (77th) | 6.8 (134th) |
| Completions allowed per game | 20.7 (23rd) | 18.2 (65th) |
Recent form
Tulsa Golden Hurricane
- Oct 10, 2026: L 26-34 at NAVY
- Oct 1, 2026: L 44-45 vs UNT
- Sep 26, 2026: L 6-34 at ARK
- Sep 19, 2026: W 42-0 vs ETAM
- Sep 12, 2026: W 23-17 at SHSU
Rice Owls
Head-to-head
No earlier meeting between these teams is stored in StatsNext.
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Hayes | QB | 4 | 203.3 Pass yds/g, 1.3 Pass TD/g, 17.5 Rush yds/g | 194.4 Pass yds/g | Passing yards |
| Damari Alston | RB | 6 | 51.3 Rush yds/g, 12.5 Car/g, 13.7 Rec yds/g | 47 Rush yds/g | |
| Trequan Jones | RB | 6 | 40.8 Rush yds/g, 7.2 Car/g, 0.3 Rec yds/g | 42 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Oran Singleton Jr. | WR | 6 | 64.5 Rec yds/g, 5.2 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 57.6 Rec yds/g | |
| Javon Ross | WR | 6 | 35.3 Rec yds/g, 3.3 Rec/g, 0.2 Rec TD/g | 36.4 Rec yds/g | |
| David Wells Jr. | WR | 4 | 31.8 Rec yds/g, 2.8 Rec/g, 0.8 Rec TD/g | 37.6 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacurri Brown | QB | 6 | 70.7 Pass yds/g, 0.3 Pass TD/g, 85.7 Rush yds/g | 82.6 Pass yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Tyvonn Byars | RB | 6 | 53.2 Rush yds/g, 11 Car/g, 0 Rec yds/g | 43 Rush yds/g | |
| D'Andre Hardeman Jr. | RB | 5 | 40 Rush yds/g, 10.4 Car/g, 0 Rec yds/g | 40 Rush yds/g | |
| Jordan Clark | WR | 6 | 28.5 Rec yds/g, 2.5 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 32 Rec yds/g | |
| Ben Grice | WR | 5 | 12.8 Rec yds/g, 1.2 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 12.8 Rec yds/g | |
| Payton Matthews | WR | 3 | 10.3 Rec yds/g, 0.7 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 20.2 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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