Stanford is going to crush this team. Rice is a member of Conference USA , not exactly loaded with talented teams. They play the likes of UTEP, North Texas and San Antonio State. The out of conference games against quality teams were Army and Baylor, both big losses.
Moreover, on the road this team has really struggled offensively. They have only mustered 993 passing yards and 671 rushing yards with 13 touchdowns through five road games. The defense on the season against the run has struggled as well. Through eight losses they gave up an average of 187.