Rice 28, Tulane 20

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	22	13
Total Yards	402	331
Passing	261	214
Rushing	141	117
Penalties	1-2	3-15
3rd Down Conversions	8-17	1-12
4th Down Conversions	1-3	4-4
Turnovers	1	0
Possession	35:40	24:20

Air/Ground Leaders
Tulane Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Griffin 24/41 261 3 1	Rice Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Fanuzzi 15/24 214 4 0
Tulane Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Anderson 26 135 0 46 Robottom 1 3 0 3	Rice Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Ross 17 90 0 24 Smith 11 32 0 11
Tulane Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Williams 10 113 2 39 Robottom 8 91 1 31	Rice Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Dixon 7 158 3 70 Beasley 1 17 1 17

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				TULN	RICE
	TD	08:30	Jeremy Williams 6 Yd Pass From Ryan Griffin (Ross Thevenot Kick)	7	0
	TD	01:19	Jeremy Williams 8 Yd Pass From Ryan Griffin (Ross Thevenot Kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER				TULN	RICE
	TD	12:11	Toren Dixon 32 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	14	7
THIRD QUARTER				TULN	RICE
	TD	14:07	Toren Dixon 70 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	14	14
	TD	09:11	Pierre Beasley 17 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	14	21
FOURTH QUARTER				TULN	RICE
	TD	13:11	Casey Robottom 31 Yd Pass From Ryan Griffin (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)	20	21
	TD	00:54	Toren Dixon 29 Yd Pass From Nick Fanuzzi (Clark Fangmeier Kick)	20	28

HOUSTON -- Nick Fanuzzi passed for four touchdowns as the Rice Owls snapped a nine-game losing streak with a 28-20 win Saturday over the Tulane Green Wave.

Fanuzzi completed 15 of 24 passes for 218 yards, including touchdown passes of 32, 70, and 29 yards to Toren Dixon. He also hit Pierre Beasley on a 17-yard touchdown pass as the Owls (1-9, 1-5) climbed out of last place in Conference USA with their first win of the season.

Green Wave quarterback Ryan Griffin threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns as Tulane (3-7, 1-5) dropped its second straight game in the series against the Owls to fall to 14-17-1 against Rice.

Tulane had a chance to tie the game early in the fourth quarter, when Griffin hit Casey Robottom with a 31-yard touchdown pass. But on the point-after attempt, Green Wave holder D.J. Ponder bobbled the snap.

With less than a minute to play, the Owls iced the game when Fanuzzi connected with Dixon for another touchdown.

The Green Wave led 14-7 at the half and scored twice in the opening quarter before the Owls recorded a first down.

The Owls cut the lead in half early in the second quarter when Dixon got behind the Green Wave defense and caught a pass inside the 10.

Fanuzzi and Dixon hooked up again on the second play of the third quarter, and Rice tied the game with a 70-yard touchdown pass.

After blocking a punt on Tulane's next drive, the Owls took their first lead of the game when Fanuzzi found a wide open Beasley in the end zone for a 21-14 score.