| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER | SMU | RICE |
 | TD | 9:16 | QUINTON SMITH 7 YD RUN (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 51 yards. | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 3:46 | JARETT DILLARD 46 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 46 yards. | 0 | 14 |
| FG | 0:39 | CLARK FANGMEIER 38 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 2 yards. | 0 | 17 |
| SECOND QUARTER | SMU | RICE |
 | TD | 14:33 | COLUMBUS GIVENS 33 YD PASS FROM JUSTIN WILLIS (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 4 plays, 66 yards. | 7 | 17 |
| TD | 12:17 | CEDRICK DORSEY 5 YD RUN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) Drive info: 1 plays, 5 yards. | 14 | 17 |
| TD | 6:34 | BRANDON BONDS 0 YD DEFENSIVE FUMBLE RETURN (THOMAS MORSTEAD KICK) | 21 | 17 |
| FG | 0:17 | THOMAS MORSTEAD 33 YD FG Drive info: 10 plays, 27 yards. | 24 | 17 |
| THIRD QUARTER | SMU | RICE |
| TD | 10:10 | JARETT DILLARD 20 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 10 plays, 83 yards. | 24 | 24 |
| FG | 6:14 | THOMAS MORSTEAD 25 YD FG Drive info: 7 plays, 76 yards. | 27 | 24 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | SMU | RICE |
| TD | 4:05 | JARETT DILLARD 25 YD PASS FROM JOEL ARMSTRONG (CLARK FANGMEIER KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 67 yards. | 27 | 31 |
Southern Methodist 27, 
Rice 31