Final
12:00 PM ET, November 26, 2011
Gerald Ford Stadium, DALLAS, TX
Top Performers
Passing: N. Fanuzzi (RICE) - 159 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: R. Wimbley (SMU) - 20 CAR, 115 YDS, 2 TD
Receiving: D. Johnson (SMU) - 8 REC, 123 YDS, 1 TD
1st Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Rice at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Boswell kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southern Methodist at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 20 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for 6 yards to the SMU 26, tackled by Chris Jammer out-of-bounds. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 4 at SMU 26 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Cole Beasley, hurried by Michael Smith. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at SMU 26 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Cole Beasley, broken up by Michael Smith. | |||
| 4th and 4 at SMU 26 | Matt Stone punt for 44 yards, downed at the Rice 30. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 6 yards, 00:00 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 30 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Vance McDonald for 6 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Richard Crawford out-of-bounds. | 0 | 0 | |
| 2nd and 4 at RICE 36 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at RICE 36 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Luke Willson for 2 yards to the Rice 38, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 4th and 2 at RICE 38 | Kyle Martens punt for 42 yards, fair catch by Richard Crawford at the SMU 20. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 00:00 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 14:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 20 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 10 yards to the SMU 30 for a 1ST down. | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st and 10 at SMU 30 | Jared Williams rush for 10 yards to the SMU 40, tackled by Paul Porras for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 40 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 12 yards to the Rice 48, tackled by Cameron Nwosu for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 48 | Jared Williams rush for 3 yards to the Rice 45, tackled by Scott Solomon. | |||
| 2nd and 7 at RICE 45 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 6 | |
| Brad Namdar extra point GOOD. | 0 | 7 | ||
| Mike Loftus kickoff for 62 yards returned by Andre Gautreaux, tackled by Cody Worthen for 15 yards to the Rice 23, tackled by Cody Worthen. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 5 plays 80 yards, 02:42 SMU TD | ||||
| Rice at 9:58 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 23 | RICE penalty 5 yard false start on Andre Gautreaux accepted. | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st and 15 at RICE 18 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 4 yards to the Rice 22, tackled by Torlan Pittman. | |||
| 2nd and 11 at RICE 22 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Tyler Smith for a loss of 3 yards to the Rice 19, tackled by Taylor Reed. | |||
| 3rd and 14 at RICE 19 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Mario Hull for 9 yards to the Rice 28, tackled by Jay Scott. | |||
| 4th and 5 at RICE 28 | Kyle Martens punt for 44 yards, fair catch by Richard Crawford at the SMU 28. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 00:00 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 9:52 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 28 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Cole Beasley. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 28 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 7 yards to the SMU 35, tackled by Dylan Klare. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at SMU 35 | J.J. McDermott sacked by Hosam Shahin for a loss of 4 yards to the SMU 31. | |||
| 4th and 7 at SMU 31 | Matt Stone punt for 36 yards, returned by Mario Hull for 9 yards to the Rice 42, tackled by Bradley Haynes. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 00:00 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 7:55 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 42 | Turner Petersen rush for 5 yards to the Rice 47, tackled by Ja'Gared Davis. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 5 at RICE 47 | Tyler Smith rush for 3 yards to the 50 yard line, tackled by Chris Banjo. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at SMU 50 | Turner Petersen rush for a loss of 2 yards, fumbled, recovered by Rice N/A at the Rice 48. | |||
| 4th and 1 at SMU 49 | Turner Petersen pass incomplete to N/A. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 4 plays 9 yards, 01:54 RICE DOWNS | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 4:33 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 49 | Jared Williams rush for 7 yards to the Rice 44, tackled by Scott Solomon. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 3 at RICE 44 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 1 yard to the Rice 43, tackled by Cameron Nwosu. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at RICE 43 | J.J. McDermott pass intercepted by Paul Porras at the Rice 24, returned for 15 yards to the Rice 39, tackled by Bryan Collins. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 00:00 SMU INT | ||||
| Rice at 4:33 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 39 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Vance McDonald. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 10 at RICE 39 | Tyler Smith rush for 1 yard to the Rice 40, tackled by Taylor Reed. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at RICE 40 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Tyler Smith, hurried by Taylor Thompson. | |||
| 4th and 9 at RICE 40 | Kyle Martens punt for 28 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 32. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 1 yards, 00:00 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 3:01 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 32 | Jared Williams rush for 3 yards to the SMU 35, tackled by Justin Allen. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 7 at SMU 35 | Jared Williams rush for 1 yard to the SMU 36, tackled by Bryce Callahan. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at SMU 36 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 12 yards to the SMU 48, tackled by Paul Porras for a 1ST down. | |||
| End of 1st Quarter | ||||
2nd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 48 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 6 yards to the Rice 46, tackled by Bryce Callahan. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 4 at RICE 46 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 13 yards to the Rice 43, tackled by Xavier Webb, SMU penalty 10 yard holding accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 1 at RICE 43 | Jared Williams rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 44, tackled by Scott Solomon. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at RICE 44 | J.J. McDermott sacked by Bryce Callahan and Hosam Shahin for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 45. | |||
| 4th and 3 at RICE 45 | Matt Stone punt for 35 yards, fair catch by Mario Hull at the Rice 10. | |||
| 4th and 3 at RICE 45 | Matt Stone punt for 35 yards, fair catch by Mario Hull at the Rice 10. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 7 plays 23 yards, 04:40 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 12:09 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 10 | Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the Rice 12, tackled by Taylor Reed. | 0 | 7 | |
| 2nd and 8 at RICE 12 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Mario Hull, hurried by Stephon Sanders. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at RICE 12 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Vance McDonald, broken up by Ryan Smith. | |||
| 4th and 8 at RICE 12 | Kyle Martens punt for 50 yards, returned by Richard Crawford for 9 yards to the SMU 37, tackled by Nick Fanuzzi, SMU penalty 10 yard holding on Chris Banjo accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 2 yards, 01:05 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 12:09 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 37 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for 11 yards to the SMU 48 out-of-bounds for a 1ST down. | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st and 10 at SMU 48 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Darius Johnson. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 48 | Jared Williams rush for 52 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 0 | 13 | |
| Brad Namdar extra point GOOD. | 0 | 14 | ||
| Mike Loftus kickoff for 67 yards returned by Andre Gautreaux, tackled by Cody Worthen for 19 yards to the Rice 22, tackled by Cody Worthen. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 63 yards, 00:56 SMU TD | ||||
| Rice at 10:08 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 22 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Phillip Gaines for 3 yards to the Rice 25, tackled by Richard Crawford. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 7 at RICE 25 | Turner Petersen rush for 3 yards to the Rice 28, tackled by Randall Joyner. | |||
| 3rd and 4 at RICE 28 | Turner Petersen rush for 2 yards to the Rice 30, tackled by Ryan Smith. | |||
| 4th and 2 at RICE 30 | Kyle Martens punt for 63 yards, returned by Richard Crawford, tackled by Matt Nordstrom out-of-bounds, SMU penalty 8 yard holding on N/A accepted. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 8 yards, 02:13 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 10:02 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 4 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 7 yards to the SMU 11, tackled by Cameron Nwosu. | 0 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 3 at SMU 11 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 3 yards to the SMU 14, tackled by Hosam Shahin for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 14 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for 2 yards to the SMU 16, tackled by Paul Porras. | |||
| 2nd and 8 at SMU 16 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Der'rikk Thompson for a loss of 2 yards to the SMU 14, tackled by Corey Frazier. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at SMU 14 | J.J. McDermott pass intercepted by Xavier Webb at the SMU 36, returned for 23 yards to the SMU 13, tackled by Kelly Turner. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 5 plays 10 yards, 02:59 SMU INT | ||||
| Rice at 7:49 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 13 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Donte Moore for 13 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 6 | 14 | |
| Chris Boswell extra point GOOD. | 7 | 14 | ||
| Chris Boswell kickoff for 50 yards returned by Billy Dugal, tackled by Donte Moore and Tanner Leland for 19 yards to the SMU 39, tackled by Donte Moore and Tanner Leland. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 1 play 13 yards, 00:05 RICE TD | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 4:45 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 39 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for no gain to the SMU 39, tackled by Justin Allen. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 39 | SMU penalty 5 yard substitution infraction accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 15 at SMU 34 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 9 yards to the SMU 43, tackled by Paul Porras. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at SMU 43 | Rishad Wimbley rush for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 42, tackled by Jamael Thomas. | |||
| 4th and 7 at SMU 42 | Matt Stone punt for 39 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the Rice 19. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 3 yards, 00:00 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 4:39 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 19 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Tyler Smith, hurried by Stephon Sanders, broken up by Stephon Sanders. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at RICE 19 | Nick Fanuzzi pass intercepted by Richard Crawford at the Rice 33, returned for 22 yards to the Rice 11 out-of-bounds. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 2 plays 0 yards, 00:14 RICE INT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 2:27 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 11 | Jared Williams rush for 5 yards to the Rice 6, tackled by Scott Solomon. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 5 at RICE 6 | Jared Williams rush for no gain to the Rice 6, tackled by Justin Allen. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at RICE 6 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Darius Johnson, broken up by Michael Smith. | |||
| 4th and 5 at RICE 6 | Brad Namdar 23 yard field goal MISSED. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 4 plays 5 yards, 01:37 SMU FGA | ||||
| Rice at 0:36 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 20 | Tyler Smith rush for 1 yard to the Rice 21, tackled by Margus Hunt. | 7 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at RICE 20 | Tyler Smith rush for 1 yard to the Rice 21, tackled by Margus Hunt. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at RICE 21 | Timeout SMU, clock 00:31. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at RICE 21 | Tyler Smith rush for 4 yards to the Rice 25, tackled by Taylor Reed. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at RICE 25 | Timeout SMU, clock 00:26. | |||
| 3rd and 5 at RICE 25 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 7 yards to the Rice 32, tackled by Jay Scott for a 1ST down. | |||
| End of 2nd Quarter | ||||
3rd Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| Mike Loftus kickoff for 46 yards returned by Donte Moore for 8 yards to the Rice 32. | 7 | 14 | ||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 12 yards, 00:36 RICE END HALF | ||||
| Rice at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 32 | Tyler Smith rush for 1 yard to the Rice 33, tackled by Stephon Sanders. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 9 at RICE 33 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Randy Kitchens for 3 yards to the Rice 36, tackled by Ja'Gared Davis and Richard Crawford. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at RICE 36 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Andre Gautreaux for 11 yards to the Rice 47, tackled by Ryan Smith for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 47 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Taylor Cook for 1 yard to the Rice 48, tackled by Chris Banjo. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at RICE 48 | Tyler Smith rush for 6 yards to the SMU 46, tackled by Ryan Smith. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at SMU 46 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Andre Gautreaux, broken up by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 4th and 3 at SMU 46 | Kyle Martens punt for 25 yards, punt out-of-bounds at the SMU 21. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 6 plays 22 yards, 00:00 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 14:56 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 21 | Jared Williams rush for no gain to the SMU 21, tackled by Justin Allen. | 7 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 21 | Jared Williams rush, fumbled, recovered by Rice Cameron Nwosu at the SMU 21, Cameron Nwosu for 21 yards, to the SMU 0 for a TOUCHDOWN. | 13 | 14 | |
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 2 plays 0 yards, 00:51 SMU FUMB | ||||
| Rice at 11:37 | RICE | SMU | ||
| Chris Boswell extra point GOOD. | 14 | 14 | ||
| Chris Boswell kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 0 plays 21 yards, 00:00 RICE TD | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 11:37 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 20 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 6 yards to the SMU 26, tackled by Paul Porras. | 14 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at SMU 20 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 6 yards to the SMU 26, tackled by Paul Porras. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at SMU 26 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 2 yards to the SMU 28, tackled by Paul Porras. | |||
| 3rd and 2 at SMU 28 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for a loss of 3 yards to the SMU 25, tackled by Corey Frazier. | |||
| 4th and 5 at SMU 25 | Matt Stone punt for 33 yards, fair catch by Mario Hull at the Rice 42. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 5 yards, 00:00 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 11:37 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 42 | Turner Petersen pass complete to Mario Hull for 4 yards to the Rice 46, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | 14 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 6 at RICE 46 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Tyler Smith, broken up by Stephon Sanders. | |||
| 3rd and 6 at RICE 46 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Tyler Smith for 8 yards to the SMU 46, tackled by Taylor Reed for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 46 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 38 yards to the SMU 8, tackled by Ryan Smith and Kenneth Acker for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at SMU 8 | Tyler Smith rush for 5 yards to the SMU 3, tackled by Cameron Rogers. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at SMU 3 | Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the SMU 1, tackled by Aaron Davis. | |||
| 3rd and Goal at SMU 1 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for no gain to the SMU 1, tackled by Ja'Gared Davis. | |||
| 4th and Goal at SMU 1 | Tyler Smith rush for no gain to the SMU 1, tackled by Taylor Reed. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 8 plays 57 yards, 00:00 RICE DOWNS | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 9:25 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 1 | J.J. McDermott rush for no gain to the SMU 1, tackled by Justin Allen. | 14 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 1 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 2 yards to the SMU 3, tackled by Justin Allen. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at SMU 3 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 7 yards to the SMU 10, tackled by Hosam Shahin. | |||
| 4th and 1 at SMU 10 | Matt Stone punt for 25 yards, fair catch by Mario Hull at the SMU 35. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 02:10 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 6:06 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 35 | Andre Gautreaux rush for a loss of 8 yards to the SMU 43, tackled by Ja'Gared Davis. | 14 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 18 at SMU 43 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Vance McDonald, broken up by Taylor Reed. | |||
| 3rd and 18 at SMU 43 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 11 yards to the SMU 32, tackled by Ja'Gared Davis and Marquis Frazier. | |||
| 4th and 7 at SMU 32 | Chris Boswell 49 yard field goal GOOD. | 17 | 14 | |
| Chris Boswell kickoff for 69 yards returned by James Richardson, tackled by James Radcliffe for 21 yards to the SMU 22, tackled by James Radcliffe. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 4 plays 3 yards, 01:39 RICE FG | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 2:11 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 22 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 6 yards to the SMU 28, tackled by Cameron Nwosu and Jared Williams. | 17 | 14 | |
| 2nd and 4 at SMU 28 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 6 yards to the SMU 34, tackled by Xavier Webb for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 34 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for 13 yards to the SMU 47, tackled by Scott Solomon for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 47 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 1 yard to the SMU 48, tackled by Michael Smith. | |||
| End of 3rd Quarter | ||||
4th Quarter Play by Play | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 15:00 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 2nd and 9 at SMU 48 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Cole Beasley for 29 yards to the Rice 23 for a 1ST down. | 17 | 14 | |
| 1st and 10 at RICE 23 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 1 yard to the Rice 22, tackled by Cameron Nwosu. | |||
| 2nd and 9 at RICE 22 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Cole Beasley, hurried by Hosam Shahin. | |||
| 3rd and 9 at RICE 22 | J.J. McDermott pass complete to Darius Johnson for 19 yards to the Rice 3, tackled by Chris Jammer for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at RICE 3 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 2 yards to the Rice 1, tackled by Scott Solomon. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at RICE 1 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. | 17 | 20 | |
| Mike Loftus extra point MISSED. | ||||
| Mike Loftus kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 10 plays 78 yards, 04:57 SMU TD | ||||
| Rice at 12:14 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 20 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Vance McDonald for 4 yards to the Rice 24, tackled by Taylor Reed out-of-bounds. | 17 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 6 at RICE 24 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Tyler Smith for 3 yards to the Rice 27, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 3rd and 3 at RICE 27 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Tyler Smith for 2 yards to the Rice 29, tackled by Cameron Rogers. | |||
| 4th and 1 at RICE 29 | Kyle Martens punt for 31 yards, downed at the SMU 40. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 3 plays 9 yards, 00:00 RICE PUNT | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 12:14 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 40 | J.J. McDermott pass incomplete to Darius Johnson. | 17 | 20 | |
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 40 | RICE penalty 15 yard pass interference on Denzel Wells accepted, no play. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 45 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 6 yards to the Rice 39, tackled by Jared Williams. | |||
| 2nd and 4 at RICE 39 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 39 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 17 | 26 | |
| Brad Namdar extra point GOOD. | 17 | 27 | ||
| Mike Loftus kickoff for 70 yards for a touchback. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 60 yards, 01:03 SMU TD | ||||
| Rice at 9:36 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 20 | Tyler Smith rush for 3 yards to the Rice 23, tackled by Margus Hunt. | 17 | 27 | |
| 2nd and 7 at RICE 23 | Turner Petersen rush for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 22, tackled by Stephon Sanders. | |||
| 3rd and 8 at RICE 22 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Vance McDonald for 7 yards to the Rice 29, tackled by Taylor Reed out-of-bounds. | |||
| 4th and 1 at RICE 29 | Kyle Martens punt for 41 yards, returned by Chris Parks for no gain, fumbled, recovered by Rice Trevor Gillette at the SMU 24. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 24 | Nick Fanuzzi sacked by Ja'Gared Davis for a loss of 12 yards to the SMU 36, RICE penalty 0 yard intentional grounding on Nick Fanuzzi accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 22 at SMU 36 | Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the SMU 34, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 2nd and 22 at SMU 36 | Tyler Smith rush for 2 yards to the SMU 34, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 3rd and 20 at SMU 34 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Mario Hull for 6 yards to the SMU 28, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 4 plays -4 yards, 01:34 RICE FGA | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 6:02 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 28 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 3 yards to the SMU 16, tackled by Cameron Nwosu, SMU penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | 17 | 27 | |
| 1st and 10 at SMU 28 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 3 yards to the SMU 16, tackled by Cameron Nwosu, SMU penalty 15 yard personal foul accepted. | |||
| 2nd and 22 at SMU 16 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 5 yards to the SMU 21, tackled by Paul Porras. | |||
| 3rd and 17 at SMU 21 | Rishad Wimbley rush for 8 yards to the SMU 29, tackled by Chris Jammer and Paul Porras. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: SMU drive: 3 plays 1 yards, 02:18 SMU PUNT | ||||
| Rice at 6:02 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 28 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Phillip Gaines. | 17 | 27 | |
| 1st and 10 at RICE 28 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Phillip Gaines. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at RICE 28 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Phillip Gaines for 17 yards to the Rice 45, tackled by Ryan Smith for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 45 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Klein Kubiak, broken up by Richard Crawford. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at RICE 45 | Tyler Smith rush for 3 yards to the Rice 48, tackled by Marquis Frazier and Ja'Gared Davis. | |||
| 3rd and 7 at RICE 48 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Phillip Gaines for 10 yards to the SMU 42, tackled by Cameron Rogers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 42 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 10 yards to the SMU 32, tackled by Kenneth Acker and Cameron Rogers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 42 | Nick Fanuzzi rush for 10 yards to the SMU 32, tackled by Kenneth Acker and Cameron Rogers for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 32 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Vance McDonald for 31 yards to the SMU 1, tackled by Chris Banjo for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and Goal at SMU 1 | Tyler Smith rush for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 2, tackled by Margus Hunt. | |||
| 2nd and Goal at SMU 2 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Jordan Taylor for 2 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. | 24 | 27 | |
| Chris Boswell extra point GOOD. | 24 | 27 | ||
| 1st and Goal at RICE 30 | Timeout SMU, clock 02:01. | |||
| Chris Boswell on-side kick recovered by RICE at the Rice 41. | ||||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 9 plays 72 yards, 01:43 RICE TD | ||||
| Rice at 2:01 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at RICE 41 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Vance McDonald. | 24 | 27 | |
| 2nd and 10 at RICE 41 | Nick Fanuzzi sacked by Stephon Sanders for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 36. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at RICE 36 | Timeout RICE, clock 01:46. | |||
| 3rd and 15 at RICE 36 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Jordan Taylor for 10 yards to the Rice 46, tackled by Jay Scott. | |||
| 4th and 5 at RICE 46 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Klein Kubiak for 5 yards to the SMU 49, tackled by Chris Banjo for a 1ST down. | |||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 49 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete. | |||
| 2nd and 10 at SMU 49 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Jordan Taylor. | |||
| 3rd and 10 at SMU 49 | Nick Fanuzzi pass complete to Brent Hotard for 9 yards to the SMU 40, tackled by Kenneth Acker. | |||
| 4th and 1 at SMU 40 | Timeout RICE, clock 00:41. | |||
| 4th and 1 at SMU 40 | Nick Fanuzzi pass incomplete to Donte Moore, broken up by Chris Banjo. | |||
| DRIVE TOTALS: RICE drive: 8 plays 19 yards, 01:24 RICE DOWNS | ||||
| Southern Methodist at 0:41 | RICE | SMU | ||
| 1st and 10 at SMU 40 | Team rush for a loss of 1 yard to the SMU 39. | 24 | 27 | |
| End of 4th Quarter | ||||
