Rice Owls @ Houston Cougars
Game Leaders
Team Stats
426
Total Yards
427
2
Turnovers
1
22
1st Downs
19
3-30
Penalties
10-110
4/11
3rd Down
6/12
1/1
4th Down
0/1
29:55
Possession
30:05
Game Information
Houston, TX


1st Quarter
Touchdown
0:00 - 1st
0
RICE
7
HOU
Matthew Golden 19 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick)
8 plays, 67 yards, 5:15
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
10:19 - 2nd
7
RICE
7
HOU
Ari Broussard 2 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
4 plays, 47 yards, 1:03
Touchdown
5:13 - 2nd
14
RICE
7
HOU
Ari Broussard 2 Yd Run (Christian VanSickle Kick)
5 plays, 63 yards, 2:54
Field Goal
0:58 - 2nd
14
RICE
10
HOU
Bubba Baxa 37 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 52 yards, 4:08
3rd Quarter
Touchdown
13:14 - 3rd
14
RICE
17
HOU
Nathaniel Dell 40 Yd pass from Clayton Tune (Bubba Baxa Kick)
4 plays, 75 yards, 1:46
Touchdown
9:08 - 3rd
21
RICE
17
HOU
Luke McCaffrey 52 Yd pass from TJ McMahon (Christian VanSickle Kick)
8 plays, 75 yards, 4:06
Touchdown
6:19 - 3rd
21
RICE
24
HOU
Ta'Zhawn Henry 4 Yd Run (Bubba Baxa Kick)
6 plays, 80 yards, 2:41
Field Goal
2:38 - 3rd
24
RICE
24
HOU
Christian VanSickle 42 Yd Field Goal
10 plays, 51 yards, 3:41
4th Quarter
Field Goal
11:44 - 4th
27
RICE
24
HOU
Christian VanSickle 43 Yd Field Goal
7 plays, 22 yards, 3:13
Field Goal
5:18 - 4th
27
RICE
27
HOU
Bubba Baxa 32 Yd Field Goal
12 plays, 60 yards, 6:26
Touchdown
3:34 - 4th
27
RICE
34
HOU
Nelson Ceaser 11 Yd Fumble Return (Bubba Baxa Kick)
3 plays, -7 yards, 1:36
Data is currently unavailable.
2025 Standings
FBS
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane | 7-1 | 11-3 |
| North Texas | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Navy | 7-1 | 11-2 |
| East Carolina | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| South Florida | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Army | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Memphis | 4-4 | 8-5 |
| UTSA | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Temple | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Rice | 2-6 | 5-8 |
| UAB | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Tulsa | 1-7 | 4-8 |
| Charlotte | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Texas Tech | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| BYU | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Utah | 7-2 | 11-2 |
| Houston | 6-3 | 10-3 |
| Arizona | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Arizona State | 6-3 | 8-5 |
| Iowa State | 5-4 | 8-4 |
| Kansas State | 5-4 | 6-6 |
| TCU | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| Cincinnati | 5-4 | 7-6 |
| Baylor | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Kansas | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| UCF | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| West Virginia | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| Colorado | 1-8 | 3-9 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-9 | 1-11 |
NCAAF News

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Big Ten's Tony Petitti stumps for 24-team CFP, says 16 hard no
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