The 2024 Rice Owls football team represents Rice University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by Mike Bloomgren in his seventh year as the head coach. The Owls play their home games at Rice Stadium, located in Houston.
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Sam Houston
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10 | 0 | 34 |
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7 | 0 | 14 |
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- First quarter
- (9:42) SHSU – Qua'Vez Humphreys 67 yard pass from Hunter Watson, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 1 play, 67 yards, 0:12; Sam Houston 7–0)
- (8:52) SHSU – David Fisher 30 yard interception return, Christian Pavon kick (Sam Houston 14–0)
- (3:37) SHSU – Christian Pavon 52 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:43; Sam Houston 17–0)
- Second quarter
- (11:17) RICE – Kobie Campbell 22 yard pass from E.J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:40; Sam Houston 17–7)
- (1:53) SHSU – Ife Adeyi 32 yard pass from Hunter Watson, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 2:10; Sam Houston 24–7)
- Third quarter
- (10:17) SHSU – John Gentry 1 yard run, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:39; Sam Houston 31–7)
- (7:31) RICE – Dean Connors 15 yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:46; Sam Houston 31–14)
- (3:38) SHSU – Christian Pavon 26 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:53; Sam Houston 34–14)
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Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
- Date:
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
- Game attendance: 17,298
- Referee: Reid Jackson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play), Doc Holliday (analyst)
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Statistics | SHSU | RICE |
First downs | 20 | 14 |
Plays–yards | 73–407 | 62–274 |
Rushes–yards | 46–178 | 18–47 |
Passing yards | 229 | 227 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–27–0 | 27–44–2 |
Time of possession | 35:20 | 24:40 |
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Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 16/27, 229 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Hunter Watson | 14 carries, 57 yards |
Receiving | Qua'Vez Humphreys | 3 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD |
Rice | Passing | E.J. Warner | 27/44, 227 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Dean Connors | 12 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Matt Sykes | 6 receptions, 74 yards |
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17 | 14 | 69 |
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- First quarter
- (8:43) RICE – Dean Connors 5 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:51; Rice 7–0)
- (1:15) RICE – Braylen Walker 4 yard pass from E.J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 5:08; Rice 14–0)
- Second quarter
- (11:48) RICE – Matt Sykes 34 yard pass from E.J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07; Rice 21–0)
- (10:59) RICE – Tyson Flowers 34 yard interception return, Enock Gota kick (Rice 28–0)
- (6:46) RICE – Dean Connors 5 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, 1:22; Rice 35–0)
- (0:02) RICE – Enock Gota 25 yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 1:56; Rice 38–0)
- Third quarter
- (14:37) RICE – Dean Connors 71 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 1 play, 71 yards, 0:14; Rice 45–0)
- (8:59) RICE – Enock Gota 44 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:58; Rice 48–0)
- (1:04) RICE – Taji Atkins 5 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 6:28; Rice 55–0)
- Fourth quarter
- (10:08) RICE – Taji Atkins 33 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:31; Rice 62–0)
- (7:07) RICE – Coleman Bennett 22 yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:54; Rice 69–0)
- (0:14) TXSO – Kordell Rodgers 12 yard pass from Jordon Davis, Gustavo Romero kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:53; Rice 69–7)
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Texas Southern Tigers (FCS) (1–0) at Rice Owls (0–1) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
- Date:
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
- Game attendance: 17,760
- Referee: James Jones
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play), LaDarrin McLane (analyst)
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Statistics | TXSO | RICE |
First downs | 9 | 24 |
Plays–yards | 53–87 | 64–533 |
Rushes–yards | 34–38 | 32–329 |
Passing yards | 49 | 204 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–19–2 | 22–32–1 |
Time of possession | 33:04 | 26:56 |
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Texas Southern | Passing | Jordon Davis | 8/13, 42 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Danny Green Jr. | 7 carries, 18 yards |
Receiving | Kordell Rodgers | 3 receptions, 23 yards, 1 TD |
Rice | Passing | E.J. Warner | 20/30, 189 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dean Connors | 9 carries, 113 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Matt Sykes | 2 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD |
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6 | 7 | 33 |
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- First quarter
- (5:30) HOU – Stacy Sneed 65 yard run, Joseph Kim kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34; Houston 7–0)
- (3:49) HOU – Mekhi Mews 75 yard punt return, Joseph Kim kick (Houston 14–0)
- Second quarter
- (7:29) HOU – Stephon Johnson 44 yard pass from Donovan Smith, kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:11; Houston 20–0)
- Third quarter
- (2:24) HOU – Donovan Smith 1 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; Houston 26–0)
- Fourth quarter
- (7:10) HOU – Donovan Smith 37 yard run, Joseph Kim kick (Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 3:21; Houston 33–0)
- (1:08) RICE – Dean Connors 4 yard run, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 12 plays, 70 yards, 5:56; Houston 33–7)
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Rice Owls (1–1) at Houston Cougars (0–2) – Game summary
at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas
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- Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 92 °F (33 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
- Game attendance: 28,146
- Referee: Kevin Boitmann
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Lowell Galindo (play-by-play), Fozzy Whittaker (analyst), Tori Petry (sideline reporter)
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Statistics | RICE | HOU |
First downs | 9 | 16 |
Plays–yards | 51–159 | 63–379 |
Rushes–yards | 24–75 | 42–237 |
Passing yards | 84 | 142 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–27–1 | 12–21–0 |
Time of possession | 28:03 | 31:57 |
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Rice | Passing | E.J. Warner | 12/21, 50 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Dean Connors | 11 carries, 32 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Christian Francisco | 2 receptions, 26 yards |
Houston | Passing | Donovan Smith | 12/21, 142 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Stacy Sneed | 7 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Stephon Johnson | 1 reception, 44 yards, 1 TD |
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- First quarter
- (12:08) ARMY – Noah Short 41 yard pass from Bryson Daily, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:52; Army 7–0)
- Second quarter
- (14:20) ARMY – Bryson Daily 7 yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 17 plays, 90 yards, 10:52; Army 14–0)
- (1:56) ARMY – Bryson Daily 2 yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:33; Army 21–0)
- (0:28) ARMY – Casey Reynolds 17 yard pass from Bryson Daily, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:16; Army 28–0)
- Third quarter
- (13:09) ARMY – Team safety (Army 30–0)
- (5:55) RICE – Matt Sykes 16 yard pass from E.J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:33; Army 30–7)
- (0:02) ARMY – Bryson Daily 1 yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:53; Army 37–7)
- Fourth quarter
- (14:20) RICE – Christian Francisco 5 yard pass from E.J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 3:07; Army 37–14)
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More information Statistics, RICE ...
Statistics | RICE | ARMY |
First downs | 18 | 21 |
Plays–yards | 57–297 | 69–408 |
Rushes–yards | 13–41 | 56–288 |
Passing yards | 256 | 120 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–44–2 | 9–13–0 |
Time of possession | 20:55 | 39:05 |
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Rice | Passing | E.J. Warner | 28/43, 235 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Dean Connors | 9 carries, 51 yards |
Receiving | Matt Sykes | 6 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD |
Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 6/9, 107 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bryson Daily | 23 carries, 145 yards, 3 TD |
Receiving | Noah Short | 2 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD |
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Charlotte
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at Rice Owls (1–3) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
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UTSA
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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UTSA Roadrunners (–) at Rice Owls (–) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
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- Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
- TV: TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 |
Green Wave |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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Huskies |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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Navy
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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Navy Midshipmen (–) at Rice Owls (–) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
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- Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CDT
- TV: TBD
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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South Florida
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0 | 0 | 0 |
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South Florida Bulls (–) at Rice Owls (–) – Game summary
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
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- Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
- TV: TBD
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