Houston Cougars @ Rice Owls
1-1, 0-1 Away
41
1-1, 0-1 Away
1-1, 1-0 Home
43
1-1, 1-0 Home
Game Leaders
260
D. SmithQB
24/42, 2 TD, 1 INT
260
401
J. DanielsQB
28/42, 3 TD, 1 INT
401
60
T. Mathis Jr.RB
8 CAR
60
48
D. ConnorsRB
8 CAR
48
138
S. Brown Jr.WR
9 REC
138
99
L. McCaffreyWR
7 REC, 2 TD
99
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None
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2
C. CocoDE
2
7
M. RobinsonLB
3 SOLO
7
7
J. PearcyEDGE
5 SOLO
7
Team Stats
443
Total Yards
470
1
Turnovers
2
27
1st Downs
24
6-44
Penalties
4-38
9/17
3rd Down
8/14
2/4
4th Down
1/1
28:10
Possession
31:50
Game Information
Houston, TX
1st Quarter
Touchdown
10:11 - 1st
0
HOU
7
RICE
Luke McCaffrey 10 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn Kick)
10 plays, 78 yards, 4:44
Touchdown
4:17 - 1st
0
HOU
14
RICE
Daelen Alexander 1 Yd Run (Tim Horn Kick)
7 plays, 39 yards, 4:08
Touchdown
3:00 - 1st
0
HOU
21
RICE
Luke McCaffrey 32 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn Kick)
3 plays, 69 yards, 0:50
2nd Quarter
Touchdown
8:32 - 2nd
0
HOU
28
RICE
Braylen Walker 15 Yd pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn Kick)
11 plays, 92 yards, 6:14
Touchdown
2:42 - 2nd
7
HOU
28
RICE
Matthew Golden 10 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick)
11 plays, 74 yards, 5:45
4th Quarter
Touchdown
14:05 - 4th
14
HOU
28
RICE
Donovan Smith 1 Yd Run (Jack Martin Kick)
6 plays, 64 yards, 1:24
Touchdown
3:46 - 4th
21
HOU
28
RICE
Stacy Sneed 14 Yd Run (Jack Martin Kick)
6 plays, 71 yards, 2:04
Touchdown
0:15 - 4th
28
HOU
28
RICE
Donovan Smith 1 Yd Run (Jack Martin Kick)
8 plays, 40 yards, 2:34
Overtime
Touchdown
OT
35
HOU
35
RICE
Daelen Alexander 3 Yd Run (Tim Horn Kick)
5 plays, 25 yards
Touchdown
OT
35
HOU
28
RICE
Matthew Golden 2 Yd pass from Donovan Smith (Jack Martin Kick)
5 plays, 25 yards
2nd Overtime
Touchdown
2OT
35
HOU
43
RICE
Daelen Alexander 1 Yd Run (Daelen Alexander Run for Two-Point Conversion)
4 plays, 25 yards
Touchdown
2OT
41
HOU
43
RICE
Donovan Smith 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
5 plays, 25 yards
Data is currently unavailable.
Win Probability
0%
--HOU
100%
--RICE
According to ESPN Analytics
2026 Standings
FBS
| Big 12 Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Arizona | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| BYU | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Baylor | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cincinnati | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Colorado | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Iowa State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kansas | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kansas State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Oklahoma State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| TCU | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Texas Tech | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UCF | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Utah | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| West Virginia | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Army | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Navy | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rice | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Temple | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UAB | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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