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.
Win Probability
0%
--RICE
100%
--HOU
According to ESPN Analytics
2025 Standings
FBS
| American ConferenceAmerican Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Navy | 5-1 | 7-1 |
| Memphis | 4-1 | 8-1 |
| North Texas | 4-1 | 8-1 |
| Tulane | 3-1 | 6-2 |
| South Florida | 3-1 | 6-2 |
| East Carolina | 3-1 | 5-3 |
| Temple | 3-2 | 5-4 |
| UTSA | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Army | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Florida Atlantic | 2-3 | 3-5 |
| UAB | 1-3 | 3-5 |
| Rice | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| Tulsa | 0-5 | 2-6 |
| Charlotte | 0-5 | 1-7 |
| Big 12 ConferenceBig 12 Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| BYU | 5-0 | 8-0 |
| Texas Tech | 5-1 | 8-1 |
| Cincinnati | 5-1 | 7-2 |
| Houston | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| Utah | 4-2 | 7-2 |
| Arizona State | 4-2 | 6-3 |
| TCU | 3-2 | 6-2 |
| Baylor | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| Kansas State | 3-3 | 4-5 |
| Kansas | 3-3 | 5-4 |
| Arizona | 2-3 | 5-3 |
| Iowa State | 2-4 | 5-4 |
| UCF | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Colorado | 1-5 | 3-6 |
| West Virginia | 1-5 | 3-6 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-6 | 1-8 |
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