Rice University
2-8 , 1-5
Tulane
4-6 , 2-4
Rice Defeated by Tulane, 54-49
11/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 13, 2010
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -
Ryan Grant caught a 73-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Griffin with 1:46 remaining, erasing Rice's only lead of the game and giving Tulane a 54-49 victory on Saturday.
Griffin completed 21 of 34 for 314 yards and three touchdowns for the Green Wave (4-6, 2-4 Conference USA). Grant also caught a 40-yard touchdown from running back Orleans Darkwa, who carried 26 times for 113 yards and threw a 3-yard touchdown pass to Cody Sparks on his only other attempt.
The Owls (2-8, 1-5), trailing 38-21 at halftime, replaced Nick Fanuzzi, who had thrown three interceptions, with Taylor Cook. Cook directed Rice to four touchdowns, including a 29-yard pass to Patrick Randolph with 2:02 remaining.
After Tulane regained the lead on Griffin's pass to Grant, Rice drove to a first down at the Green Wave 14. After two plays gained 3 yards, two incompletions turned the ball over on downs.
Team Stats
RICE 0, TLN 7
TLN - BANKS, D.J. 9 yd run (SANTOS, Cairo kick), 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:22
RICE 7, TLN 7
RICE - McDONALD, Vance 8 yd pass from FANUZZI, Nick (BOSWELL, Chris kick) 8 plays, 58 yards, TOP 3:37
RICE 7, TLN 14
TLN - GRANT, Ryan 40 yd pass from DARKWA, Orleans (SANTOS, Cairo kick) 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:37
RICE 7, TLN 17
TLN - SANTOS, Cairo 30 yd field goal 7 plays, 16 yards, TOP 1:56
RICE 14, TLN 17
RICE - McGUFFIE, Sam 6 yd run (BOSWELL, Chris kick), 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 3:10
RICE 14, TLN 24
TLN - SPARKS, Cody 3 yd pass from DARKWA, Orleans (SANTOS, Cairo kick) 9 plays, 67 yards, TOP 3:09
RICE 21, TLN 24
RICE - McDONALD, Vance 40 yd pass from FANUZZI, Nick (BOSWELL, Chris kick) 3 plays, 58 yards, TOP 1:28
RICE 21, TLN 31
TLN - BANKS, D.J. 11 yd run (SANTOS, Cairo kick), 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:10
RICE 21, TLN 38
TLN - SPARKS, Cody 13 yd pass from GRIFFIN, Ryan (SANTOS, Cairo kick) 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 1:05
RICE 28, TLN 38
RICE - McDONALD, Vance 12 yd pass from COOK, Taylor (BOSWELL, Chris kick) 4 plays, 32 yards, TOP 2:15
RICE 35, TLN 38
RICE - EDDINGTON, Jere 1 yd run (BOSWELL, Chris kick), 9 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:15
RICE 35, TLN 45
TLN - BANKS, D.J. 18 yd pass from GRIFFIN, Ryan (SANTOS, Cairo kick) 8 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:39
RICE 42, TLN 45
RICE - PETERSEN, Turne 36 yd run (BOSWELL, Chris kick), 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:54
RICE 42, TLN 48
TLN - SANTOS, Cairo 23 yd field goal 11 plays, 56 yards, TOP 4:25
RICE 49, TLN 48
RICE - RANDOLPH, Patri 29 yd pass from COOK, Taylor (BOSWELL, Chris kick) 8 plays, 55 yards, TOP 3:35
RICE 49, TLN 54
TLN - GRANT, Ryan 73 yd pass from GRIFFIN, Ryan (GRIFFIN, Ryan passfailed) 1 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:16
