2016 Rice Owls Opponent First Down Split Stats through 01/09/2017
| Split | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 120 | 124 | 14 | 258 |
| at Home | 6 | 57 | 61 | 7 | 125 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 6 | 63 | 63 | 7 | 133 |
| in Wins | 3 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 50 |
| in Losses | 9 | 101 | 99 | 8 | 208 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 66 | 89 | 10 | 165 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 54 | 35 | 4 | 93 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 1 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 11 | 107 | 118 | 14 | 239 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 113 | 114 | 11 | 238 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 70 | 72 | 5 | 147 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 43 | 42 | 6 | 91 |
| vs. FBS Power 5 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 0 | 50 |
| vs. FBS non-Power 5 | 9 | 84 | 93 | 11 | 188 |
| in August/September | 4 | 46 | 45 | 5 | 96 |
| in October | 4 | 34 | 48 | 5 | 87 |
| in November | 4 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 75 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |