Rice 48, 
Houston 56
3:30 PM ET, October 13, 2007
Robertson Stadium
HOUSTON, TX
| Scoring Summary | |||||
| FIRST QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
 | TD | 11:27 | Donnie Avery 77 Yd Pass From Blake Joseph (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 77 yds, :41 | 0 | 7 |
| TD | 08:16 | Anthony Alridge 7 Yd Run (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 69 yds, 1:11 | 0 | 14 |
 | TD | 07:25 | Marcus Knox 1 Yd Run (Clark Fangmeier Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 80 yds, :51 | 7 | 14 |
| TD | 06:30 | Jarett Dillard 18 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier Kick) Drive: 2 plays, 17 yds, :50 | 14 | 14 |
| TD | 03:22 | Jeron Harvey 18 Yd Pass From Blake Joseph (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 7 plays, 65 yds, 3:08 | 14 | 21 |
| TD | 01:12 | Donnie Avery 67 Yd Pass From Blake Joseph (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 67 yds, :08 | 14 | 28 |
| SECOND QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
| FG | 13:27 | Clark Fangmeier 41 Yd Drive: 8 plays, 56 yds, 2:45 | 17 | 28 |
| TD | 08:06 | Taylor Wardlow 5 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Clark Fangmeier Kick) Drive: 1 plays, 5 yds, :04 | 24 | 28 |
| TD | 07:10 | James Casey 2 Yd Run (Clark Fangmeier Kick) Drive: 5 plays, 14 yds, :47 | 31 | 28 |
| FG | 00:47 | Clark Fangmeier 46 Yd Drive: 10 plays, 30 yds, 4:42 | 34 | 28 |
| THIRD QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
| TD | 08:54 | Tommy Henderson 15 Yd Pass From Chase Clement (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) Drive: 11 plays, 64 yds, 4:21 | 40 | 28 |
| TD | 05:28 | Anthony Alridge 8 Yd Run (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 78 yds, 3:21 | 40 | 35 |
| TD | 04:23 | Justin Hill 7 Yd Run (Chase Clement Pass To Taylor Wardlow For Two-Point Conversion) Drive: 6 plays, 65 yds, 1:05 | 48 | 35 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
| TD | 14:09 | Case Keenum 2 Yd Run (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 12 plays, 81 yds, 5:06 | 48 | 42 |
| TD | 08:16 | Anthony Alridge 33 Yd Run (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 9 plays, 80 yds, 3:37 | 48 | 49 |
| TD | 02:20 | Anthony Alridge 50 Yd Run (T.J. Lawrence Kick) Drive: 4 plays, 74 yds, 1:37 | 48 | 56 |
| Team Stat Comparison | ||
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| 1st Downs | 23 | 28 |
3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 7-13 |
4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Total Yards | 441 | 748 |
| Passing | 355 | 474 |
Comp-Att | 24-44 | 26-36 |
Yards per pass | 8.1 | 13.2 |
| Rushing | 86 | 274 |
Rushing Attempts | 34 | 45 |
Yards per rush | 2.5 | 6.1 |
| Penalties | 2-9 | 7-31 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 5 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 3 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:49 | 31:11 |
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ATTENDANCE: 26,514
College Football Scores
Other Scores:
Saturday, October 13th
| UCF | 12 | Final |
| South Florida | 64 |
| Rice | 48 | Final |
| Houston | 56 |
| Tulane | 21 | Final |
| UAB | 26 |
| Marshall | 31 | Final |
| Tulsa | 38 |
| Southern Methodist | 7 | Final |
| Southern Miss | 28 |
| Middle Tennessee State | 21 | Final |
| Memphis | 7 |
| East Carolina | 45 | Final |
| UTEP | 42 | OT |