2020 Rice Owls football team

The 2020 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by third-year head coach Mike Bloomgren.

2020 Rice Owls football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	2–3 (2–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Mack (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall xy		4	–	1					7	–	3
Florida Atlantic		4	–	2					5	–	4
Western Kentucky		4	–	3					5	–	7
Charlotte		2	–	2					2	–	4
Middle Tennessee		2	–	4					3	–	6
FIU		0	–	3					0	–	5
West Division
UAB xy$		3	–	1					6	–	3
UTSA		5	–	2					7	–	5
Louisiana Tech		4	–	2					5	–	5
North Texas		3	–	4					4	–	6
Rice		2	–	3					2	–	3
Southern Miss		2	–	4					3	–	7
UTEP		0	–	4					3	–	5
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Chuck Bednarik Award[1]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[2]	Bradley Rozner	WR	RS JR
Butkus Award[3]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[4]	Blaze Alldredge	LB	SR
Paul Hornung Award[5]	Austin Trammell	WR	SR

C-USA media poll

The preseason poll will be released prior to the Conference USA media days sometime during summer 2020 via a virtual conference due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Louisiana Tech
	North Texas
	Rice
	Southern Miss
	UAB
	UTEP
	UTSA

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
	Charlotte
	FIU
	Florida Atlantic
	Marshall
	Middle Tennessee
	Old Dominion
	Western Kentucky

Preseason All–C-USA teams

The Preseason team will be released during the Virtual Media Day to be held in the summer of 2020.

Recruiting class

References:^[6][7]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Jaren Banks Linebacker	Junction City, OR	Sheldon HS New Mexico Military	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
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Kobie Campbel Running Back	Missouri City, TX	Hightower HS	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Michael "Mike" Collins Quarterback	New Canaan, CT	New Canaan HS TCU	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jordan Dunbar Cornerback	Tarrytown, NY	Iona Prep	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Sean Fresch Athlete	Austin, TX	Lyndon B. Johnson HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Khalan Griffin Running Back	Tyler, TX	Chapel Hill HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Geron Hargon Linebacker	Shreveport, LA	Captain Shreve HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Nate Kamper Tight End	Fort Hood, TX	Killeen HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Cole Latos Defensive Lineman	Allen, TX	Allen HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Mike Leone Offensive Lineman	Bryn Mawr, PA	The Hun School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	270 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Andrew Mason Wide Receiver	Spring Hill, TN	Ravenwood HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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TJ McMahon Quarterback	Anaheim, CA	Servite HS Cerritos College	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Lamont Narcisse Cornerback	Pasadena, CA	Calabasas HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
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Braedon Nutter Offensive Lineman	Tomball, TX	Tomball Memorial HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Trey Phillippi Offensive Tackle	Montgomery, TX	Montgomery HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Jalen Reeves Defensive Lineman	Hollywood, FL	NSU University School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Collin Riccitelli Kicker	San Marcos, CA	Carlsbad HS Stanford	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
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Adam Sheriff Offensive Lineman	Prosper, TX	Prosper HS Butler CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Gabriel "Gabe" Taylor Defensive Back	Miami, FL	Gulliver Prep	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	–	Feb 6, 2020
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Jovaun Woolford Offensive Lineman	Des Plaines, IL	Maine West HS Colgate	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Plae Wyatt Safety	McKinney, TX	Boyd HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Dec 18, 2019
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Personnel

2020 Rice Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Cameron Montgomery  Jr WR 2 Bradley Rozner  Jr QB 3 Jovoni Johnson  Fr QB 4 Mike Collins Sr QB 5 Wiley Green  So TE 7 Jordan Myers  Sr RB 8 Juma Otoviano  So QB 9 TJ McMahon So WR 10 Austin Trammell Sr WR 11 Jake Bailey So WR 12 Austin Conrad  Jr WR 13 Zane Knipe  Fr WR 15 Chris Boudreaux  Jr QB 16 Robbie Blosser  Jr QB 17 Parker Towns  So TE 18 Robert French  So QB 19 Evan Marshman  Jr RB 22 Jawan King  Fr RB 27 Ayden Noriega  Fr RB 30 Ari Broussard  So FB 32 Jerry Johnson III  Fr FB 35 Luke Amrstrong  So WR 38 Jashon Palmer  Fr OL 50 Izeya Floyd  Fr OL 54 Isaac Klarkowski  Fr OL 58 Shea Baker  Jr OT 63 Brandt Pederson  Jr OL 67 Connor Hughes  Fr OL 70 Jovaun Woolford Sr OL 71 Clay Servin  So OL 73 Cole Garcia  So OT 74 Nick Wagman  Fr OL 75 Derek Ferraro  So OL 77 Adam Sheriff So G 79 Regan Riddle  Fr TE 80 Jonathan Sanchez  Jr TE 82 Jaeger Bull  Jr WR 84 Bennett Mecom  Fr FB 85 Brendan Suckley  So TE 87 Jack Bradley So WR 88 August Pitre III  So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Antonio Montero Jr DE 2 Javante Hubbard  Sr S 3 Naeem Smith Sr DB 4 Prudy Calderon Jr S 5 Chike Anigbogu  Fr LB 6 Blaze Alldredge Sr DE 7 Trey Schuman  Jr LB 8 Kebreyun Page  So S 9 Kirk Lockhart So DE 10 Kenneth Orji  Jr DE 11 Cameron Valentine  So OLB, DE 12 Josh Pearcy  Fr CB 15 Andrew Bird  So LB 17 TreShawn Chamberlain Jr DB 18 Tyrae Thornton  Jr CB 19 Tre'Shon Devones So DB 20 George Nyakwol Sr OLB 21 Garrett Braden  Fr CB 22 Jason White  So DB 23 Isaiah Richardson  Jr CB 24 Miles McCord Jr CB 24 Collin Whitaker  Sr DB 31 Matthew Sams  So LB 33 Myron Morrison  Fr S 37 Jacob Grams  Jr LB, LS 46 Garrett Grammer Sr DE 48 Jacob Doddridge  So DL 50 Hunter Hanley  Fr DL 51 Will Martinez  Fr DT 55 De'Braylon Carroll So DE 89 Miles Adams  So DL 91 Ikenna Enechukwu  So DL 92 Elijah Garcia  Sr DL 97 Adrian Bickham So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 25 Will Harrison  Jr LS 34 Campbell Riddle Jr K, P 76 Nicholas McQuarry  So P 91 Charlie Mendes  Fr	Head coach Mike Bloomgren (Florida State) Coordinators/assistant coaches Jerry Mack (Delta State) Offensive coordinator/qb Brian Smith (UMass) Defensive coordinator/s Drew Svoboda (Stephen F. Austin) Special teams coordinator Sanders Davis (Dartmouth) Offensive line Chris Monfiletto (Ohio) Tight ends Cedric Calhoun (Morehouse College) Defensive line Mike Kershaw (Delta State) Wide receivers Robbie Picazo (Stanford) Running backs Scott Vestal (SMU) Recruiting coordinator/lb Gerard Wilcher (Morehouse College) Cornerbacks Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 27 May 2020

Schedule

Rice had games scheduled against Lamar, Louisiana Tech, LSU, UTEP, and UTSA which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[8][9]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 24	2:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 34–40 2OT	0
October 31	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN3	W 30–6	0
November 21	1:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN3	L 17–27	5,976
December 5	11:00 a.m.	at No. 21 Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	W 20–0	10,429
December 12	11:00 a.m.	UAB	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN3	L 16–21	2,000
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Middle Tennessee

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Blue Raiders	0	14	17	3	6	40
Owls	6	7	6	14	0	33

Middle Tennessee at Rice

• Date: October 24, 2020
• Location: Rice Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 2:32 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
• Game attendance: 0
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: N 6 MPH
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

        

Scoring summary

1	11:11	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 34-yard field goal (8 plays, 63 yards, 3:49)	RICE 3–0
	04:29	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (9 plays, 29 yards, 3:56)	RICE 6–0
2	10:40	MTSU	Yusuf Ali 25-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 68 yards, 2:22)	MTSU 7–6
	01:33	RICE	August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (18 plays, 80 yards, 9:07)	RICE 13–7
	00:30	MTSU	CJ Windham 21-yard pass from Asher O'Hara (Crews Holt kick) (6 plays, 66 yards, 1:03)	MTSU 14–13
3	11:52	MTSU	Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush (Crews Holt kick) (7 plays, 62 yards, 3:08)	MTSU 21–13
	07:55	MTSU	Jonathan Butler 32-yard fumble returned (Crews Holt kick) (2 plays, 9 yards, 0:49)	MTSU 28–13
	05:34	RICE	Austin Trammell 8-yard pass from Mike Collins (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:21)	MTSU 28–19
	00:00	MTSU	Crews Holt 20-yard field goal (5 plays, 15 yards, 1:52)	MTSU 31–19
4	11:34	RICE	Jack Bradley 22-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 83 yards, 3:26)	MTSU 31–26
	00:34	RICE	Austin Trammell 20-yard pass from Mike Collins (Mike Collins two-point conversion pass to Austin Trammell) (10 plays, 83 yards, 1:50)	RICE 34–31
	00:00	MTSU	Crews Holt 48-yard field goal (5 plays, 35 yards, 0:34)	TIE 34–34
2OT		MTSU	Asher O'Hara 14-yard rush (4 plays, 25 yards)	MTSU 40–34

See also: 2020 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Pregame line	Over/under
RICE −4	48.5[11]

Statistics	Middle Tennessee	Rice
First downs	22	26
Total yards	451	425
Rushing yards	118	183
Passing yards	333	242
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	27:03	32:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Asher O'Hara	24/33, 333 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Asher O'Hara	22 carries, 69 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	CJ Windham	7 receptions, 109 yards, 1 TD
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	18/35, 242 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	20 carries, 84 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	3 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TDs

The game was particularly notable for the occurrence of a rare "quadruple doink," in which Rice kicker Collin Riccitelli's field goal attempt during the first overtime period hit the right upright, the crossbar, the left upright and the crossbar again before bouncing back into the field of play as no good.^[12][13]

At Southern Miss

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	3	20	0	7	30
Eagles	0	6	0	0	6

Rice at Southern Mississippi

• Date: October 31, 2020
• Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
  Hattiesburg, MS
• Game start: 2:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 2 hours and 59 minutes
• Game attendance: 0
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: ESE 2 MPH
• Referee: Ken Antee
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Jason Baker (play–by–play) and Dustin Almond (analyst)

    

Scoring summary

1	02:03	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 21-yard field goal (14 plays, 80 yards, 7:17)	RICE 3–0
2	14:09	RICE	Austin Trammell 72-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51)	RICE 10–0
	13:58	RICE	Jake Bailey 25-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli PAT failed) (1 play, 25 yards, 0:11)	RICE 16–0
	08:05	USM	Briggs Bourgeois 45-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 5:53)	RICE 16–3
	02:04	RICE	Austin Trammell 13-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, 17 yards, 1:34)	RICE 23–3
	00:00	USM	Briggs Bourgeois 26-yard field goal (4 plays, 32 yards, 0:26)	RICE 23–6
4	06:47	RICE	Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (16 plays, 88 yards, 9:00)	RICE 30–6

See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
RICE −1	59[14]

Statistics	Rice	Southern Miss
First downs	22	11
Total yards	412	269
Rushing yards	179	100
Passing yards	233	169
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	36:52	23:08

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	12/17, 233 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Juma Otoviano	25 carries, 111 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	7 receptions, 143 yards, 3 TDs
Southern Miss	Passing	Jack Abraham	12/17, 112 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Frank Gore Jr.	11 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Antoine Robinson	3 receptions, 41 yards

At North Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	0	0	7	17
• Mean Green	0	14	3	10	27

Rice at North Texas

• Date: November 21, 2020
• Location: Apogee Stadium
  Denton, TX
• Game start: 1:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
• Game attendance: 5,976
• Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: S 11 MPH
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Doug Anderson (play–by–play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

    

Scoring summary

1	11:11	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 45-yard field goal (8 plays, 48 yards, 3:49)	RICE 3–0
	04:26	RICE	Austin Trammell 14-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (7 plays, 97 yards, 4:01)	RICE 10–0
2	06:56	UNT	Jason Bean 66-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (4 plays, 89 yards, 1:17)	RICE 10–7
	01:09	UNT	Jaelon Darden 25-yard pass from Jason Bean (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 38 yards, 2:00	UNT 14–10
3	09:56	UNT	Ethan Mooney 27-yard field goal (13 plays, 55 yards, 5:04)	UNT 17–10
4	13:03	UNT	Ethan Mooney 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 67 yards, 2:40)	UNT 20–10
	07:27	UNT	DeAndre Torrey 1-yard rush (Ethan Mooney kick) (6 plays, 39 yards, 2:43)	UNT 27–10
	00:08	RICE	Jake Bailey 17-yard pass from Mike Collins (Collin Riccitelli kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 1:18)	UNT 27–17

See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UNT –1.5	65[15]

Statistics	Rice	North Texas
First downs	23	17
Total yards	376	389
Rushing yards	49	269
Passing yards	327	120
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	36:25	23:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Mike Collins	23/34, 327 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	20 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Austin Trammell	6 receptions, 116 yards, 1 TD
North Texas	Passing	Jason Bean	9/20, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	DeAndre Torrey	19 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Austin Ogunmakin	3 receptions, 60 yards

At Marshall

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Owls	7	3	10	0	20
No. 21 Thundering Herd	0	0	0	0	0

Rice at Marshall

• Date: December 5, 2020
• Location: Joan C. Edwards Stadium
  Huntington, WV
• Game start: 11:05 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours
• Game attendance: 10,429
• Game weather: 43 °F (6 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind:WNW 6 MPH
• Referee: Ken Antee
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Griffith (play–by–play) and Dave Wilson (analyst)

 

Scoring summary

1	01:06	RICE	Jordan Myers 1-yard rush (Collin Riccitelli kick) (10 plays, 47 yards, 6:48)	RICE 7–0
2	05:49	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 39-yard field goal (10 plays, 66 yards, 5:21)	RICE 10–0
3	09:24	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 2:21)	RICE 13–0
	07:50	RICE	Naeem Smith 36-yard interception returned (Collin Riccitelli kick) (3 plays, -5 yards, 1:34)	RICE 20–0

See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MARSH –23.5	46.5[16]

Statistics	Rice	Marshall
First downs	17	19
Total yards	213	245
Rushing yards	127	80
Passing yards	86	165
Turnovers	1	5
Time of possession	36:26	23:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	JoVoni Johnson	10/14, 86 yards
	Rushing	Ari Broussard	19 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	7 receptions, 57 yards
Marshall	Passing	Grant Wells	18/35, 165 yards, 5 INTs
	Rushing	Brenden Knox	20 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Talik Keaton	7 receptions, 48 yards

UAB

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Blazers	0	7	14	0	21
Owls	3	10	0	3	16

Alabama–Birmingham at Rice

• Date: December 12, 2020
• Location: Rice Stadium
  Houston, TX
• Game start: 12:00 p.m. CDT
• Elapsed time: 3 hours and 13 minutes
• Game attendance: 2,000
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Overcast
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Pederson (play–by–play) and Taylor McHargue (analyst)

   

Scoring summary

1	00:49	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (20 plays, 62 yards, 12:12)	RICE 3–0
2	10:09	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 35-yard field goal (8 plays, 35 yards, 4:35)	RICE 6–0
	06:55	UAB	Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush (Matt Quinn kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 3:14)	UAB 7–6
	00:38	RICE	Jordan Myers 26-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson (Collin Riccitelli kick) (5 plays, 83 yards, 0:41)	RICE 13–7
3	12:46	UAB	Myron Mitchell 63-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (1 play, 63 yards, 0:10)	UAB 14–13
	10:16	UAB	Samario Rudolph 42-yard pass from Tyler Johnson III (Matt Quinn kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 1:44)	UAB 21–13
4	11:14	RICE	Collin Riccitelli 40-yard field goal (8 plays, 30 yards, 3:41)	UAB 21–16

See also: 2020 UAB Blazers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
UAB –7	42.5[17]

Statistics	UAB	Rice
First downs	13	20
Total yards	354	232
Rushing yards	137	66
Passing yards	217	166
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	22:42	37:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UAB	Passing	Tyler Johnson III	9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tyler Johnson III	7 carries, 41 yards
	Receiving	Myron Mitchell	1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD
Rice	Passing	JoVoni Johnson	17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Khalan Griffin	14 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Jake Bailey	7 receptions, 72 yards