Tulsa visits Rice in AAC play

Tulsa (3-3) at Rice (1-5), Oct. 17 at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Tulsa by 3.5. Against the spread: Tulsa 3-3, Rice 3-3.

How to watch: ESPN+

Key stats

Tulsa Offense

Overall: 357.8 yards per game (98th in FBS)

Passing: 197.0 yards per game (97th)

Rushing: 160.8 yards per game (65th)

Scoring: 27.5 points per game (79th)

Tulsa Defense

Overall: 418.0 yards per game (124th in FBS)

Passing: 242.7 yards per game (111th)

Rushing: 175.3 yards per game (110th)

Scoring: 23.3 points per game (67th)

Rice Offense

Overall: 313.2 yards per game (122nd in FBS)

Passing: 82.7 yards per game (136th)

Rushing: 230.5 yards per game (13th)

Scoring: 17.0 points per game (127th)

Rice Defense

Overall: 366.3 yards per game (85th in FBS)

Passing: 178.7 yards per game (31st)

Rushing: 187.7 yards per game (121st)

Scoring: 27.5 points per game (100th)

Both teams struggle on third down. Tulsa is 131st in the FBS, converting 28.4% of the time. Rice ranks 129th, converting on 29.5% of third downs.

Rice ranks 127th in the FBS with a -5 turnover margin, compared to Tulsa's 4th-ranked +10 margin.

Both teams avoid getting penalized. Tulsa is 25th in the FBS averaging 45.0 penalty yards per game, and Rice ranks 15th with a 40.3-yard average.

Tulsa is 86th in FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 83.3% of trips. Rice's red zone defense ranks 24th at 73.9%.

Tulsa is 129th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 27:02, compared to Rice's 76th-ranked average of 29:54.

Team leaders

Tulsa

Passing: Baylor Hayes, 832 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 59.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Damari Alston, 314 yards on 79 carries, 5 TDs

Receiving: Oran Singleton, 387 yards on 31 catches, 3 TDs

Rice

Passing: Jacurri Brown, 431 yards, 3 TDs, 2 INTs, 49.4 completion percentage

Rushing: Brown, 514 yards on 107 carries, 4 TDs

Receiving: Jordan Clark, 171 yards on 15 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Tulsa was defeated by Navy 34-26 on Oct. 10. Hayes passed for 268 yards on 20-of-35 attempts (57.1%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. Javon Ross had 36 rushing yards on two carries, adding seven receptions for 90 yards. Singleton had five receptions for 81 yards and one touchdown.

Rice was beaten by East Carolina 28-12 on Oct. 10. Gael Ochoa threw for 48 yards on 2-of-4 attempts (50.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Tyvonn Byars had 111 rushing yards on 14 carries and one touchdown. Clark put up 69 yards on four catches.

Next game

Tulsa hosts Army on Oct. 23. Rice plays at Florida Atlantic on Oct. 24.