Rice Owls — American. Today's channel below, plus the full 2026 schedule with the network for every game we have one for.
Of Rice's 12 2026 games, 5 have a channel so far: 2 games air on broadcast TV, 1 is on the ESPN channels and 2 stream only, never appearing in a channel guide at all. The remaining 7 games have no channel assigned yet; college windows are set about twelve days out and this page updates daily.
The part that catches people out: 2 games on ESPN+ are not on television. No cable package and no channel number will find them — they are streamed only.
All 12 games. Channels shown where a broadcast has been assigned as of 2026-09-13; college windows are typically set about twelve days before kickoff.
| Date | Opponent | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 5 | vs Houston Christian Huskies | ESPN+ |
| Sep 12 | at Notre Dame Fighting Irish | NBC |
| Sep 19 | vs Western Michigan Broncos | ESPN+ |
| Sep 27 | at Fresno State Bulldogs | CW |
| Oct 3 | vs UTSA Roadrunners | TBD |
| Oct 10 | at East Carolina Pirates | TBD |
| Oct 17 | vs Tulsa Golden Hurricane | TBD |
| Oct 24 | at Florida Atlantic Owls | TBD |
| Nov 7 | at North Texas Mean Green | TBD |
| Nov 14 | vs Tulane Green Wave | TBD |
| Nov 20 | at Temple Owls | ESPN |
| Nov 28 | vs Army Black Knights | TBD |
Rice games air on NBC, ESPN, all of which Fubo carries. The 2 games that stream on ESPN+ are not a TV channel at all — Fubo's plans include ESPN Unlimited, which covers the ESPN+ side of that.
Varies by market: CW (1 game). Local channel availability depends on your ZIP, which Fubo confirms at signup — we won't tell you it's covered when that depends on where you live.
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Of Rice's 12 2026 games, 5 have a channel so far: 2 games air on broadcast TV, 1 is on the ESPN channels and 2 stream only, never appearing in a channel guide at all. The remaining 7 games have no channel assigned yet; college windows are set about twelve days out and this page updates daily.
Rice games air on NBC, ESPN, all of which Fubo carries. The 2 games that stream on ESPN+ are not a TV channel at all — Fubo's plans include ESPN Unlimited, which covers the ESPN+ side of that.
Rice Owls play 12 games in 2026, opening at home against Houston Christian Huskies on Sep 5. The full schedule with channels is on this page.