Rice at East Carolina: How to watch, date, time, TV channel

Rice hits the road looking to stop an early-season nose dive.

The Owls (1-4, 0-1 American) have lost four straight games as they travel to face conference foe East Carolina (2-2), which will be playing its league opener. The Pirates have won two in a row after starting 0-2.

This year’s matchup is the sixth between the teams. Rice has won all three meetings in Houston but has lost both road games in the series. The Owls won the most recent meeting in 2023.

Rice at East Carolina

When: 3 p.m. Saturday
Where: Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium; Greenville, N.C.
TV: ESPN+ with Evan Budrovich (play-by-play), Jay Sonnhalter (analyst) and Erin Summers (sideline reporter).
Radio: Varsity Network app/RiceOwls.com with JP Heath, Nate Griffin and Luke Mauro

2026 Rice football schedule

Sept. 5:beat Houston Christian, 31-3
Sept. 12:lost to No. 3 Notre Dame, 52-0
Sept. 19:lost to Western Michigan, 28-21
Sept. 26:lost to Fresno State, 38-24
Oct. 3:lost to UTSA, 16-14
Oct. 10: at East Carolina, 3 p.m. (ESPN+)
Oct. 17: vs. Tulsa, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+)
Oct. 24: at Florida Atlantic, time and TV TBD
Nov. 7: at North Texas, time and TV TBD
Nov. 14: vs. Tulane, time and TV TBD
Nov. 19: at Temple, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Nov. 28: vs. Army, time and TV TBD

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This article originally published at Rice at East Carolina: How to watch, date, time, TV channel.