The Rice Owls (2-1) and the Charlotte 49ers (1-2) play on Thursday, September 18, 2025 at Jerry Richardson Stadium in a clash of AAC foes.

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Rice vs. Charlotte: Sept. 18 Viewing Options

Game date: Thursday, September 18, 2025
Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Venue: Jerry Richardson Stadium
TV channel: ESPN
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Owls vs. 49ers Insights

While Rice ranks 43rd in total defense with 294 yards allowed per game, the team's offensive unit has been slightly less successful, ranking 20th-worst (313.3 yards per game).
Offensively, the Owls rank 106th in the FBS with 20.3 points per game. Meanwhile, they rank 68th in points allowed (294 points allowed per contest).
Rice owns the 24th-best pass defense this season (142.3 passing yards allowed per game), but ranks second-worst on offense (70 passing yards per game).
Charlotte has been struggling defensively, ranking 10th-worst with 449 total yards allowed per game. It has been better offensively, compiling 350.7 total yards per contest (93rd-ranked).
The 49ers rank 22nd-worst in points per game (18.7), but they've been more productive on the other side of the ball, ranking 106th in the FBS with 29.7 points surrendered per contest.
Charlotte ranks 44th in passing yards per game (258), but it has been less productive on the defensive side of the ball, ranking second-worst in the FBS with 323 passing yards surrendered per contest.

Players to WatchRice

Chase Jenkins: 182 PASS YDS / 60.7 YPG / 73% / 1 TD / 1 INT / 47 CAR / 144 RUSH YDS / 2 TD
Quinton Jackson: 46 CAR / 213 YDS / 71 YPG / 2 TD
Daelen Alexander: 32 CAR / 149 YDS / 49.7 YPG / 0 TD
Drayden Dickmann: 11 REC / 84 YDS / 28 YPG / 0 TD

Charlotte

Conner Harrell: 664 PASS YDS / 221.3 YPG / 67.5% / 4 TD / 2 INT / 25 CAR / 45 RUSH YDS / 2 TD
CJ Stokes: 32 CAR / 96 YDS / 32 YPG / 0 TD / 4 REC / 26 YDS / 8.7 YPG / 0 TD
Rod Gainey Jr.: 23 CAR / 94 YDS / 31.3 YPG / 1 TD / 4 REC / 12 YDS / 4 YPG / 0 TD
E. Jai Mason: 16 REC / 284 YDS / 94.7 YPG / 3 TD

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