2024 Rice Owls football team

2024 Rice Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	4–8 (3–5 AAC)
Head coach	Mike Bloomgren (7th season; first 8 games) Pete Alamar (interim; final 4 games)
Offensive coordinator	Marques Tuiasosopo (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Brian Smith (7th season)
Base defense	Multiple 3–4
Home stadium	Rice Stadium

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Army y$		8	–	0					11	–	2
Tulane y		7	–	1					9	–	5
Navy		6	–	2					10	–	3
No. 25 Memphis		6	–	2					11	–	2
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
South Florida		4	–	4					7	–	6
UTSA		4	–	4					7	–	6
Charlotte		4	–	4					5	–	7
North Texas		3	–	5					6	–	6
Rice		3	–	5					4	–	8
Temple		2	–	6					3	–	9
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Florida Atlantic		1	–	7					3	–	9
Tulsa		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of December 28, 2024 Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2024 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by Mike Bloomgren in his seventh year as the head coach. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium, located in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Sam Houston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 14–34	17,298
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Texas Southern*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 69–7	17,760
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Houston*	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 7–33	28,146
September 21	11:00 a.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	L 14–37	26,654
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Charlotte	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 20–21	17,455
October 12	6:00 p.m.	UTSA	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 29–27	18,660
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 10–24	22,897
October 26	2:30 p.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN	L 10–17	23,711
November 2	3:00 p.m.	Navy	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN2	W 24–10	21,253
November 8	8:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN2	L 20–27	23,692
November 23	1:00 p.m.	at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 14–40	16,181
November 30	1:00 p.m.	South Florida	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 35–28	16,430
*Non-conference game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Sam Houston

See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearkats	17	7	10	0	34
Owls	0	7	7	0	14

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: August 31st
• 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)

Game information

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) Fourth quarter No scoring plays

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Texas Southern (FCS)

See also: 2024 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Texas Southern Tigers (FCS) (1–0) at Rice Owls (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers (FCS)	0	0	0	7	7
Owls	14	24	17	14	69

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 7th
• 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)

Game information

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)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

at Houston (rivalry)

See also: 2024 Houston Cougars football team and Houston–Rice football rivalry

Rice Owls (1–1) at Houston Cougars (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	7	7
Cougars	14	6	6	7	33

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 14th
• 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)

Game information

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)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

at Army

See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team

Rice Owls (1–2) at Army Black Knights (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	7	7	14
Black Knights	7	21	9	0	37

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

• Date: September 21st
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 26,654
• Referee: Steven Anderson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Adam Breneman and Tina Cervasio (sideline reporter)

Game information

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)

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
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

Charlotte

See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team

Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at Rice Owls (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	0	14	7	21
Owls	0	10	0	10	20

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: September 28th
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind: NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 17,455
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Charlie Strong (analyst)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (12:04) RICE – Quinton Jackson 13-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:27; Rice 7–0) (1:38) RICE – Enock Gota 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 3:38; Rice 10–0) Third quarter (10:52) CHA – O'Mega Blake 32-yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:09; Rice 10–7) (2:38) CHA – O'Mega Blake 45-yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:16; Charlotte 14–10) Fourth quarter (14:46) RICE – Elijah Mojarro 41-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Rice 17–14) (6:42) RICE – Enock Gota 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:24; Rice 20–14) (0:47) CHA – Hahsaun Wilson 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 0:58; Charlotte 21–20)

Statistics	CLT	RICE
First downs	17	23
Plays–yards	65–304	71–463
Rushes–yards	29–67	31–209
Passing yards	237	254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–36–1	22–40–0
Time of possession	29:59	30:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Charlotte	Passing	Deshawn Purdie	10/15, 183 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Cartevious Norton	10 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	O'Mega Blake	5 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	22/40, 254 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	14 carries, 121 yards
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	8 receptions, 84 yards

UTSA

See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team

UTSA Roadrunners (2–3) at Rice Owls (1–4) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	0	10	3	14	27
Owls	0	9	14	6	29

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: October 12th
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: S at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 18,660
• Referee: Steven Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (6:30) UTSA – Tate Sandell 45-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 55 yards, 6:19; UTSA 3–0) (4:57) RICE – E. J. Warner 5-yard run (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33; Rice 6–3) (1:50) UTSA – DJ Allen 20-yard pass from Owen McCown, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:07; UTSA 10–6) (0:00) RICE – Enock Gota 46-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 1:49; UTSA 10–9) Third quarter (13:35) RICE – Dean Connors 69-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Dean Connors rush (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:25; Rice 17–10) (11:26) UTSA – Tate Sandell 52-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 1:59; Rice 17–13) (8:01) RICE – Dean Connors 8-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:25; Rice 23–13) Fourth quarter (5:40) UTSA – Devin McCuin 6-yard pass from Owen McCown, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:40; Rice 23–20) (2:06) UTSA – Houston Thomas 38-yard pass from Owen McCown, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:02; UTSA 27–23) (0:04) RICE – Matt Sykes 18-yard pass from E. J. Warner (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 1:57; Rice 29–27)

Statistics	UTSA	RICE
First downs	22	21
Plays–yards	78–394	60–389
Rushes–yards	35–138	21–42
Passing yards	256	347
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–43–0	25–39–0
Time of possession	30:33	29:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTSA	Passing	Owen McCown	28/43, 256 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Owen McCown	9 carries, 53 yards
	Receiving	Devin McCuin	7 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	25/39, 347 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	8 carries, 27 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dean Connors	5 receptions, 109 yards, TD

at Tulane

See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team

Rice Owls (2–4) at Tulane Green Wave (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	3	0	10
Green Wave	3	7	0	14	24

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: October 19th
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 22,897
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (1:43) TULN – Jacob Barnes 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, 6:33; Tulane 3–0) Second quarter (14:12) RICE – Elijah Mojarro 31-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Rice 7–3) (1:04) TULN – Makhi Hughes 29-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 2:18; Tulane 10–7) Third quarter (6:48) RICE – Tim Horn 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 56 yards, 4:23; Tied 10–10) Fourth quarter (8:22) TULN – Makhi Hughes 1-yard run, Jacob Barnes kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:28; Tulane 17–10) (1:35) TULN – Sam Howard 15-yard fumble recovery, Jacob Barnes kick (Tulane 24–10)

Statistics	RICE	TULN
First downs	16	18
Plays–yards	63–344	65–306
Rushes–yards	17–73	40–154
Passing yards	271	152
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–46–3	12–25–0
Time of possession	25:03	34:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	26/46, 271 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dean Connors	11 carries, 76 yards
	Receiving	Kobie Campbell	6 receptions, 100 yards
Tulane	Passing	Darian Mensah	12/25, 152 yards, TD
	Rushing	Makhi Hughes	27 carries, 140 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dontae Fleming	2 receptions, 36 yards

at UConn

See also: 2024 UConn Huskies football team

Rice Owls (2–5) at UConn Huskies (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	0	7	10
Huskies	0	0	7	10	17

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

• Date: October 26th
• Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: SE at 13 miles per hour (21 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 23,711
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Logan Ryan (color analyst) & Keiana Martin (sideline)

Game information

First quarter RICE - Horn, Tim 23 yd field goal, 2:35. Owls 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, TOP 02:13 Second quarter No scoring plays Third quarter CONN - Robinson, Durell 68 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 7:02. Huskies 7–3. Drive: 1 plays, 68 yards, TOP 00:10 Fourth quarter CONN - Edwards, Cam 4 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 10:15. Huskies 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 03:52 CONN - Freeman, Chris 30 yd field goal, 3:40. Huskies 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 31 yards, TOP 04:54 RICE - Jackson, Quinton 100 yd kickoff return (Horn, Tim kick), 3:28. Huskies 17–10. Drive: 1 play, 100 yards

Statistics	RICE	CONN
First downs	10	18
Plays–yards	62–178	68–309
Rushes–yards	32–90	44–181
Passing yards	88	128
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–30–0	9–24–1
Time of possession	28:26	31:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	Drew Devillier	14/30, 88 yards
	Rushing	Dean Connors	20 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	3 receptions, 24 yards
UConn	Passing	Nick Evers	9/24, 128 yards, INT
	Rushing	Durell Robinson	15 carries, 132 yards, TD
	Receiving	Skyler Bell	3 receptions, 47 yards

Navy

See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team

Navy Midshipmen (6–1) at Rice Owls (2–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	0	7	0	3	10
Owls	14	3	7	0	24

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 2nd
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: SW 10 miles per hour (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,253
• Referee: Reid Jackson
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Mike Monaco (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst) and Dawn Davenport (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:30) RICE – Dean Connors 4-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:05; Rice 7–0) (2:41) RICE – Matt Sykes 17-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 3:53; Rice 14–0) Second quarter (12:41) RICE – Tim Horn 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 4:01; Rice 17–0) (8:48) NAVY – Blake Horvath 9-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:53; Rice 17–7) Third quarter (2:00) RICE – Dean Connors 9-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:38; Rice 24–7) Fourth quarter (8:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 21-yard field goal (Drive: 18 plays, 71 yards, 8:26; Rice 24–10)

Statistics	NAVY	RICE
First downs	12	20
Plays–yards	61–260	65–344
Rushes–yards	40–140	25–105
Passing yards	120	239
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	10–21–2	28–40–1
Time of possession	28:46	31:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	10/21, 120 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	16 carries, 64 yards, TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	3 receptions, 56 yards
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	28/40, 239 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Dean Connors	18 carries, 105 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	8 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Memphis

See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team

Rice Owls (3–6) at Memphis Tigers (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	7	0	7	20
Tigers	0	17	0	10	27

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

• Date: November 8th
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 23,692
• Referee: Charles Lamertina
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:20) RICE – Tim Horn 25-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 2:14; Rice 3–0) (0:24) RICE – Tim Horn 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:06; Rice 6–0) Second quarter (6:21) MEM – Brendan Doyle 9-yard pass from Seth Henigan, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:44; Memphis 7–6) (1:28) MEM – Mario Anderson Jr. 10-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 1:39; Memphis 14–6) (0:38) RICE – Matt Sykes 27-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:50; Memphis 14–13) (0:02) MEM – Tristian Vandenberg 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 0:36; Memphis 17–13) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (11:42) MEM – Brandon Thomas 14-yard run, Tristian Vandenberg kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:14; Memphis 24–13) (4:23) MEM – Tristian Vandenberg 42-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:40; Memphis 27–13) (1:55) RICE – Elijah Mojarro 5-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:28; Memphis 27–20)

Statistics	RICE	MEM
First downs	20	22
Plays–yards	68–367	72–366
Rushes–yards	23–121	41–207
Passing yards	246	159
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	29–45–0	14–31–1
Time of possession	30:11	29:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	29/45, 246 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quinton Jackson	6 carries, 70 yards
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	14/31, 159 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Mario Anderson Jr.	25 carries, 144 yards, TD
	Receiving	Roc Taylor	4 receptions, 52 yards

at UAB

See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team

Rice Owls (3–7) at UAB Blazers (2–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	0	0	0	14
Blazers	14	13	0	13	40

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: November 23rd
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny, 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,181
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Dave Steckel (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:28) RIC – Dean Connors 5-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:51; Rice 7–0) (10:10) UAB – Malachi Holt-Bennett 5-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:05; Tied 7–7) (5:28) UAB – Lee Beebe Jr. 48-yard run, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:03; UAB 14–7) (3:05) RIC – Colin Giffen 5-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 1 play, 5 yards, 0:03; Tied 14–14) Second quarter (12:50) UAB – Jonah Delange 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:15; UAB 17–14) (1:45) UAB – Jonah Delange 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 0:41; UAB 20–14) (0:00) UAB – Adrian Maddox 99-yard interception, Jonah Delange kick (UAB 27–14) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (11:01) UAB – Lee Beebe Jr. 7-yard run (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 7:28; UAB 33–14) (7:42) UAB – Corri Milliner 45-yard pass from Jalen Kitna, Jonah Delange kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:08; UAB 40–14)

Statistics	RICE	UAB
First downs	18	21
Plays–yards	74–337	57–364
Rushes–yards	25–115	34–190
Passing yards	222	174
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	28–49–3	18–23–0
Time of possession	30:44	29:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	28/49, 222 yards, TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Dean Connors	16 carries, 62 yards, TD
	Receiving	Braylen Walker	2 receptions, 54 yards
UAB	Passing	Jalen Kitna	18/23, 174 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Lee Beebe Jr.	16 carries, 161 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Corri Milliner	6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

South Florida

See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team

South Florida Bulls (6–5) at Rice Owls (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	0	7	14	28
Owls	17	10	8	0	35

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

• Date: November 30th
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: E 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 16,430
• Referee: Tim Rich
• TV announcers (ESPN+): David Salzman (play-by-play) and LaDarrin McLane (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (12:33) RIC – Drayden Dickmann 31-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 2:17; Rice 7–0) (9:14) USF – Nay'Quan Wright 1-yard run, John Cannon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:19; Tied 7–7) (7:44) RIC – Quinton Jackosn 12-yard run, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 1:23; Rice 14–7) (0:22) RIC – Tim Horn 25-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 1:38; Rice 17–7) Second quarter (6:32) RIC – Dean Connors 23-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Tim Horn kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Rice 24–7) (0:12) RIC – Tim Horn 25-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:03; Rice 27–7) Third quarter (12:22) USF – Sean Atkins 16-yard pass from Bryce Archie, John Cannon kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Rice 27–14) (6:26) RIC – Thai Chiaokhiao-Bowman 33-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Matt Sykes pass (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:57; Rice 35–14) Fourth quarter (3:09) USF – Keshaun Singleton 28-yard pass from Israel Carter, John Cannon kick (Drive: 9 plays, 87 yards, 2:12; Rice 35–21) (2:25) USF – Michael Brown-Stephens 32-yard pass from Israel Carter, John Cannon kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:28; Rice 35–28)

Statistics	USF	RICE
First downs	18	27
Plays–yards	72–431	82–550
Rushes–yards	30–111	40–120
Passing yards	320	430
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–42–1	27–42–0
Time of possession	21:23	38:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Bryce Archie	19/35, 227 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Nay'Quan Wright	6 carries, 35 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sean Atkins	7 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Rice	Passing	E. J. Warner	27/42, 430 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Christian Francisco	12 carries, 42 yards
	Receiving	Matt Sykes	7 receptions, 118 yards