Saturday, November 23
Houston, TX
2:30 p.m.
Rice University
vs
North Texas
Photo by: Jon Lambert
Owls Close Home Season with North Texas
11/22/2019 8:56:00 PM | Football
Senior Day 2019
Game #11
What: Rice (1-9/1-5) vs. North Texas (4-6/3-3)
When: Saturday, November 23
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Rice Stadium 47,000)
Television: NFL Network (Dan Hellie, play-by-play; Michael Robinson, analyst; Molly Sullivan, sideline)
Where to Find the Game: NFL Network*
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst) Matt Pederson (sidelines)
Audio Streaming: Stretch Internet, Rice Game Day App, TuneIn app
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: This is the 10th meeting, North Texas leads the series 5-4
N19, 1988 L 33-17 Houston
S27, 2008 W 77-20 Houston
S11, 2010 W 33-32 Denton
O31, 2013 L 28-16 Denton
O25, 2014 W 41-21 Houston
S19, 2015 W 38-24 Denton
S24, 2016 L 42-352ot Houston
N25, 2017 L 30-14 Houston
O27, 2018 L 41-17 Denton
Series Notes
• The series began with a non-conference meeting in 1988 when the Mean Green, who were headed to the 1-AA playoffs, stormed to a 33-3 lead and won 33-17.
• North Texas has won three of five at Rice Stadium, including back-to-back wins in 2016 & 2017.
• Rice's first win over the Mean Green came in 2008 as the Owls scored their most points in a game in the modern era, winning 77-20. Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard etched their names into the NCAA record book, becoming the most productive duo in NCAA history by connecting on three touchdown passes to raise their career total to 41.
• Dillard caught three from Clement and one from running back Jeremy Goodson to set a school record with four on the day.
• Rice defeated UNT 41-21 at Rice Stadium in 2014, outscoring the Mean Green 27-0 in the second half. Jordan Taylor caught an 88-yard touchdown from Driphus Jackson on the first play of the game.
Senior Day Salutes 19
Rice Football will salute 16 current and former players and three student support staff prior to kickoff on Saturday as part of its annual Senior Day: Myles Adams, Chris Barnes, Charlie Booker, Rhett Cardwell, Brian Chaffin, Nahshon Ellerbe, Sam Glaesmann, Justin Gooseberry, Dylan James, Nick Leverett, Adam Nunez, student trainer Sam Quen, student manager Matt Rutherford, Blane Padgett, Dylan Silcox,Tom Stewart, student manager Trevor Vinklarek, Reagan Williams and Aston Walter.
Ending With A Win
Rice has closed out 10 of the last 11 home schedules with a win, sending the respective senior classes out with a win. The Owls won nine consecutive home finales from 2008-2016 before North Texas defeated Rice 30-14 on Senior Day in 2017. The Owls are 53-50-2 all-time in home finales. (Note, the Owls did not play a home game in their first season of play in 1912).
*Broadcast Deja Vu
While Saturday's game will be the first appearance for Rice on the NFL Network as part of their C-USA football package Rice previous played on the network in 2008 when the Owls defeated Western Michigan 34-14 in the 2008 Texas Bowl. Fran Charles, Tom Waddle and Kara Henderson were on the call that night as the Owls won 10 games for the second time in school history.
First Impressions
JC transfer Brad Rozner has made an immediate impact this season, including being named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week last week after scoring three times in the win over Middle Tennessee. His 47 receptions this season are the most by a first-year Owl since Larry Davis had 54 in 1967, while his 681 yards are the most since 1951 when football statistics first appeared in Rice media guides. He posted back-to-back 100 yard receiving days in his first two games at Rice Stadium (103 vs. Wake Forest, 100 vs. Baylor) and has 25 receptions for 339 yards in five home games. He is the first Rice receiver to twice top the century mark in receiving yards in the first four games of the season since Jarett Dillard and James Casey each did it in 2008. Casey had 208 yards at Memphis and 115 at Vanderbilt while Dillard had 105 at Vanderbilt and 158 at Texas. Rozner added a third 100-yard receiving day at UTSA and 130 at Middle Tennessee to become the first Rice receiver with four days over 100 since Jordan Taylor had four in 2014.
Blaze in the Backfield
Linebacker Blaze Alldredge was added to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List after his standout performance over the first six games of 2019. He has reached double figures in tackles twice this year, including matching his career-high with 13 tackles vs. LA Tech. He was credited with one TFL vs. MTSU to increase his total to 17 (4th in the nation and 2nd in C-USA). His total is the most by any Owl since Brian Womac finished with 22 in 2017 ties the record for Rice linebackers set Larry Izzo in 1995 (TFL were only tracked beginning in 1981). Alldredge has at least one TFL in each of the last nine games. In his last 13 games dating back to last season, Alldredge has amassed 112 tackles, including 18 for loss
Century Marks
The Owls have had four games each with a 100-yard rusher (Aston Walter-3, Nahson Elerbee-1) and 100-yard receiver (Brad Rozer-3, Austin Trammell-1). The last time the Owls had at least four of each was in 2014 with four rushing (Jowan Davis-3, Darik Dillard-1) and six receiving (Jordan Taylor-4, Mario Hull-1, Dennis Parks-1). The four 100-yard rushing effors match the total from last year (Emmanuel Eskpa-2, Ausitn Walter and Juma Otoviano-1), giving the Owls eight 100-rushing days in Mike Bloomgren's first 22 games. The last time the Owls had more than four 100-yard rushing games was in 2013 when they had a total of eight (Charles Ross-7, Jowan Davis-1).
For the Defense
Rice ranks sixth in total defense in C-USA in conference games (379.5 per game), despite facing two of the top four offenses in the league through the first six C-USA games (1. LA Tech, 4. Southern Miss). LA Tech is averaging 457.3 but was held to 294 by the Owls and Southern Miss (428.6) gained 364. Rice is allowing 148.6 rushing yards per game and 28.1 points per game through the first 10 games. Their rushing total is their best since 2014 when they gave up 152.5 per game on the ground while the scoring average is the best since they allowed 24.4 per game in 2013. Rice held consecutive C-USA opponents to under 21 points for the first time since 2017 when the Owls held UTEP to 14, FIU to 13 and UTSA to 20.
Next Up
The Owls close out the 2019 season with a trip to El Paso to take on UTEP on November 30. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (Central).
What: Rice (1-9/1-5) vs. North Texas (4-6/3-3)
When: Saturday, November 23
Where: Houston, Texas
Stadium: Rice Stadium 47,000)
Television: NFL Network (Dan Hellie, play-by-play; Michael Robinson, analyst; Molly Sullivan, sideline)
Where to Find the Game: NFL Network*
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst) Matt Pederson (sidelines)
Audio Streaming: Stretch Internet, Rice Game Day App, TuneIn app
Live Stats: RiceOwls.com
Series Information: This is the 10th meeting, North Texas leads the series 5-4
N19, 1988 L 33-17 Houston
S27, 2008 W 77-20 Houston
S11, 2010 W 33-32 Denton
O31, 2013 L 28-16 Denton
O25, 2014 W 41-21 Houston
S19, 2015 W 38-24 Denton
S24, 2016 L 42-352ot Houston
N25, 2017 L 30-14 Houston
O27, 2018 L 41-17 Denton
Series Notes
• The series began with a non-conference meeting in 1988 when the Mean Green, who were headed to the 1-AA playoffs, stormed to a 33-3 lead and won 33-17.
• North Texas has won three of five at Rice Stadium, including back-to-back wins in 2016 & 2017.
• Rice's first win over the Mean Green came in 2008 as the Owls scored their most points in a game in the modern era, winning 77-20. Chase Clement and Jarett Dillard etched their names into the NCAA record book, becoming the most productive duo in NCAA history by connecting on three touchdown passes to raise their career total to 41.
• Dillard caught three from Clement and one from running back Jeremy Goodson to set a school record with four on the day.
• Rice defeated UNT 41-21 at Rice Stadium in 2014, outscoring the Mean Green 27-0 in the second half. Jordan Taylor caught an 88-yard touchdown from Driphus Jackson on the first play of the game.
Senior Day Salutes 19
Rice Football will salute 16 current and former players and three student support staff prior to kickoff on Saturday as part of its annual Senior Day: Myles Adams, Chris Barnes, Charlie Booker, Rhett Cardwell, Brian Chaffin, Nahshon Ellerbe, Sam Glaesmann, Justin Gooseberry, Dylan James, Nick Leverett, Adam Nunez, student trainer Sam Quen, student manager Matt Rutherford, Blane Padgett, Dylan Silcox,Tom Stewart, student manager Trevor Vinklarek, Reagan Williams and Aston Walter.
Ending With A Win
Rice has closed out 10 of the last 11 home schedules with a win, sending the respective senior classes out with a win. The Owls won nine consecutive home finales from 2008-2016 before North Texas defeated Rice 30-14 on Senior Day in 2017. The Owls are 53-50-2 all-time in home finales. (Note, the Owls did not play a home game in their first season of play in 1912).
*Broadcast Deja Vu
While Saturday's game will be the first appearance for Rice on the NFL Network as part of their C-USA football package Rice previous played on the network in 2008 when the Owls defeated Western Michigan 34-14 in the 2008 Texas Bowl. Fran Charles, Tom Waddle and Kara Henderson were on the call that night as the Owls won 10 games for the second time in school history.
First Impressions
JC transfer Brad Rozner has made an immediate impact this season, including being named C-USA Offensive Player of the Week last week after scoring three times in the win over Middle Tennessee. His 47 receptions this season are the most by a first-year Owl since Larry Davis had 54 in 1967, while his 681 yards are the most since 1951 when football statistics first appeared in Rice media guides. He posted back-to-back 100 yard receiving days in his first two games at Rice Stadium (103 vs. Wake Forest, 100 vs. Baylor) and has 25 receptions for 339 yards in five home games. He is the first Rice receiver to twice top the century mark in receiving yards in the first four games of the season since Jarett Dillard and James Casey each did it in 2008. Casey had 208 yards at Memphis and 115 at Vanderbilt while Dillard had 105 at Vanderbilt and 158 at Texas. Rozner added a third 100-yard receiving day at UTSA and 130 at Middle Tennessee to become the first Rice receiver with four days over 100 since Jordan Taylor had four in 2014.
Blaze in the Backfield
Linebacker Blaze Alldredge was added to the Nagurski Trophy Watch List after his standout performance over the first six games of 2019. He has reached double figures in tackles twice this year, including matching his career-high with 13 tackles vs. LA Tech. He was credited with one TFL vs. MTSU to increase his total to 17 (4th in the nation and 2nd in C-USA). His total is the most by any Owl since Brian Womac finished with 22 in 2017 ties the record for Rice linebackers set Larry Izzo in 1995 (TFL were only tracked beginning in 1981). Alldredge has at least one TFL in each of the last nine games. In his last 13 games dating back to last season, Alldredge has amassed 112 tackles, including 18 for loss
Century Marks
The Owls have had four games each with a 100-yard rusher (Aston Walter-3, Nahson Elerbee-1) and 100-yard receiver (Brad Rozer-3, Austin Trammell-1). The last time the Owls had at least four of each was in 2014 with four rushing (Jowan Davis-3, Darik Dillard-1) and six receiving (Jordan Taylor-4, Mario Hull-1, Dennis Parks-1). The four 100-yard rushing effors match the total from last year (Emmanuel Eskpa-2, Ausitn Walter and Juma Otoviano-1), giving the Owls eight 100-rushing days in Mike Bloomgren's first 22 games. The last time the Owls had more than four 100-yard rushing games was in 2013 when they had a total of eight (Charles Ross-7, Jowan Davis-1).
For the Defense
Rice ranks sixth in total defense in C-USA in conference games (379.5 per game), despite facing two of the top four offenses in the league through the first six C-USA games (1. LA Tech, 4. Southern Miss). LA Tech is averaging 457.3 but was held to 294 by the Owls and Southern Miss (428.6) gained 364. Rice is allowing 148.6 rushing yards per game and 28.1 points per game through the first 10 games. Their rushing total is their best since 2014 when they gave up 152.5 per game on the ground while the scoring average is the best since they allowed 24.4 per game in 2013. Rice held consecutive C-USA opponents to under 21 points for the first time since 2017 when the Owls held UTEP to 14, FIU to 13 and UTSA to 20.
Next Up
The Owls close out the 2019 season with a trip to El Paso to take on UTEP on November 30. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. (Central).
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