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2024 Rice Owls football team

2024 Rice Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMarques Tuiasosopo (4th season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (7th season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumRice Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Army   6 – 0     8 – 0  
Tulane   5 – 0     7 – 2  
Navy   4 – 1     6 – 2  
Memphis   3 – 2     7 – 2  
North Texas   2 – 2     5 – 3  
East Carolina   2 – 2     4 – 4  
South Florida   2 – 2     4 – 4  
Charlotte   2 – 3     3 – 6  
Rice   2 – 3     3 – 6  
UTSA   2 – 3     4 – 5  
Temple   1 – 3     2 – 6  
UAB   1 – 4     2 – 6  
Tulsa   1 – 4     3 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 4     2 – 6  
Championship: December 6, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 6, 2024
Rankings from CFP Rankings

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.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Sam Houston*
ESPN+L 14–3417,298
September 76:00 p.m.Texas Southern*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 69–717,760
September 147:00 p.m.at Houston*
ESPN+L 7–3328,146
September 2111:00 a.m.at Army
CBSSNL 14–3726,654
September 286:00 p.m.Charlotte
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 20–2117,455
October 126:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 29–2718,660
October 192:30 p.m.at Tulane
ESPN+L 10–2422,897
October 262:30 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNL 10–1723,711
November 23:00 p.m.Navy
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN2W 24–1021,253
November 88:00 p.m.at Memphis
ESPN2
November 23at UAB
November 30South Florida
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX

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Game summaries

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Sam Houston

[edit]
See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) at Rice Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 17 7 10034
Owls 0 7 7014

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)

[edit]
See also: 2024 Texas Southern Tigers football team
Texas Southern Tigers (FCS) (1–0) at Rice Owls (0–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers (FCS) 0 0 077
Owls 14 24 171469

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)

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See also: 2024 Houston Cougars football team
Rice Owls (1–1) at Houston Cougars (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 077
Cougars 14 6 6733

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

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team
Rice Owls (1–2) at Army Black Knights (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 7714
Black Knights 7 21 9037

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

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See also: 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team
Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at Rice Owls (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
49ers 0 0 14721
Owls 0 10 01020

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

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See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners (2–3) at Rice Owls (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 0 10 31427
Owls 0 9 14629

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

[edit]
See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
Rice Owls (2–4) at Tulane Green Wave (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 3010
Green Wave 3 7 01424

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

[edit]
See also: 2024 UConn Huskies football team
Rice Owls (2–5) at UConn Huskies (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 3 0 0710
Huskies 0 0 71017

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
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See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (6–1) at Rice Owls (2–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 0 7 0310
Owls 14 3 7024

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

[edit]
See also: 2024 Memphis Tigers football team
Rice Owls (3–6) at Memphis Tigers (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium • Memphis, Tennessee

  • Date: November 8th
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. CST
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE MEM
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Memphis Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at UAB

[edit]
See also: 2024 UAB Blazers football team
Rice Owls (–) at UAB Blazers (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 000
Blazers 0 0 000

at Protective Stadium • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: November 23rd
  • Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
  • TV: TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics RICE UAB
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UAB Passing
Rushing
Receiving

South Florida

[edit]
See also: 2024 South Florida Bulls football team
South Florida Bulls (–) at Rice Owls (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 0 0 000
Owls 0 0 000

at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 30th
  • Game time: TBD a.m./p.m. CST
  • TV: TBD
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics USF RICE
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– ––
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Rice Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Rice Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.