Kickoff times for the first four weeks of the 2025 Rice Football season, in addition to the midweek prime time games, have been released.
The first kickoff times for the 2025 Rice Football schedule, the debut of head coach Scott Abell, have been released by the American Conference. These games include the opening weeks of the season as well as the Owls’ two non-Saturday kickoffs of the season.
Update: The kickoff time for the Navy game has also been announced.
| Sep. 5 | Houston Christian | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | Houston, TX |
| Sep. 12 | @ Notre Dame | 2:30 PM | NBC | West Bend, IN |
| Sep. 19 | Western Michigan | 6:00 PM | ESPN+ | Houston, TX |
| Sep. 26 | @ Fresno State | 9:00 PM | CW | Fresno, CA |
| Oct. 3 | UTSA | TBA | ESPN Networks | Houston, TX |
| Oct. 10 | @ East Carolina | TBA | ESPN Networks | Greenville, NC |
| Oct. 17 | Tulsa | TBA | ESPN Networks | Houston, TX |
| Oct. 24 | @ Florida Atlantic | TBA | ESPN Networks | Boca Raton, FL |
| Oct. 31 | — OFF — | — | — | — |
| Nov. 7 | @ North Texas | TBA | ESPN Networks | Denton, TX |
| Nov. 14 | Tulane | TBA | ESPN Networks | Houston, TX |
| Nov. 19 (Thr) | @ Temple | 6:30 PM | ESPN | Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov. 28 | Army | TBA | ESPN Networks | Houston, TX |
The remaining kickoff times will be announced via the traditional weekly selection process in the week prior to the game, but with the first slate known and the additional midweek games, Rice football fans have the good fortune of having half of the scheduled games announced before the calendar hits June.
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