Texas State vs. Rice Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl: TV, Stream

The Armed Forces Bowl will feature the Texas State Bobcats hitting the field against the Rice Owls on Friday, January 2, 2026.

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Texas State vs. Rice: Jan. 2 Viewing Options

• Game date: Friday, January 2, 2026
• Game time: 1 p.m. ET
• Location: Fort Worth, Texas
• Venue: Amon G. Carter Stadium
• TV channel: ESPN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Tickets: Get tickets for this game at StubHub

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Bobcats vs. Owls Insights

• Texas State sports the 92nd-ranked defense this year (398.7 yards allowed per game), and has been more effective on offense, ranking fifth-best with a tally of 475.8 yards per game.
• The Bobcats own the 12th-best offense this season in terms of points scored (36.1 points per game), but they rank 25th-worst on defense (30.6 points allowed per game).
• Texas State is putting up 255.3 passing yards per game on offense (36th in the FBS), and ranks 84th on the other side of the ball with 228.3 passing yards allowed per game.
• Rice ranks 14th-worst in total yards per game (311.3), but it has been better defensively, ranking 96th in the FBS with 401.1 total yards surrendered per contest.
• The Owls have struggled on both sides of the ball this season, ranking 18th-worst in points (19.8 per game) and 17th-worst in points allowed (32.3 per game).
• Rice has been unproductive on both offense and defense in terms of passing this season, ranking second-worst in passing yards (97.9 per game) and 25th-worst in passing yards allowed (243.8 per game).

Players to WatchTexas State

• Brad Jackson: 3,049 PASS YDS / 254.1 YPG / 71.3% / 18 TD / 7 INT / 160 CAR / 692 RUSH YDS / 16 TD
• Lincoln Pare: 200 CAR / 1,023 YDS / 85.3 YPG / 11 TD / 36 REC / 305 YDS / 25.4 YPG / 2 TD
• Beau Sparks: 80 REC / 1,113 YDS / 92.8 YPG / 9 TD

Rice

• Chase Jenkins: 1,025 PASS YDS / 85.4 YPG / 69.2% / 9 TD / 2 INT / 151 CAR / 531 RUSH YDS / 5 TD
• Quinton Jackson: 164 CAR / 811 YDS / 67.6 YPG / 6 TD / 4 REC / 74 YDS / 24.7 YPG / 1 TD
• Aaron Turner: 53 REC / 374 YDS / 31.2 YPG / 3 TD

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