The winless Miners (0-8) will put their 20-game losing streak on the line against Rice (1-8) on Saturday, Nov 3.
The Miners are coming off a 19-0 shutout loss to UAB, which was their second shutout loss of the season (Tennessee, 24-0).
The loss extended the Miners losing streak to 20 games in a row, tying the all-time Texas college football record low (TCU, 1974-75.)
Against Rice though, the Miners feel like it can be their shot to snap the streak and win for the first time in nearly two years.
However, the odds are not in their favor.