Saturday, October 19
New Orleans, LA
2:30 PM
Rice University
at
Tulane
Photo by: Maria Lysaker | Rice Athletics
Owls Set to Face Green Wave on Saturday
10/18/2024 8:44:00 PM | Football
Kickoff set for 2:30 p.m. (central)
Game #7
Who: Rice (2-4/1-2) @Tulane (4-2/2-0)
When: Saturday 2:30 p.m. CT
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Stadium: Yulman Stadium
Television ESPN+ James Westlin (Play by Play), Leger Douzable (Analyst), Smacker Miles (Sidelines).
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst), Jason Metko (sidelines)
Audio Streaming: RiceOwls.com, Rice Game Day App, Varsity Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Digital Game Program: Game 7 Rice @Tulane
Series Information: Rice leads 20-15-1
Full Game Notes
Series Notes
Matt Sykes' go-ahead 18-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining on Saturday was the first time the Owls had come from four or more points behind in the last minute of a game since 2006 when Rice rallied to defeat UAB 33-32 at Rice Stadium as Chase Clement connected with Jarett Dillard on an 18-yard score with three seconds left. Since then, the Owls have had two games in which they broke ties with touchdowns to win with less than a minute remaining. J.T. McMahon hit Bradley Rozner with a 22-yard TD pass vs. UTEP in 2022 with 25 seconds left to break a 30-30 tie and in 2015 Driphus Jackson connected with Zach Wright on a 12-yard TD with 23 seconds left to defeat Army West Point. The Owls have also won three games in regulation by virtue of a field goal when trailing by two points or less during this same period (Clark Fangmeier 40 yards vs. ECU with :03 left in 2006, Fangmeier 31 yards at SMU as time expired in 2007, Chris Boswell 45 yards at Kansas as time expired in 2012).
Long Distance Dean
Dean Connors' 69-yard TD reception vs. UTSA was the longest reception of the year by an Owl and combined with his 71-yard touchdown run vs. TSU made him one of three FBS running backs this season with both a rush and reception of at least 65 yards this season joining Caden Durham of LSU (86 rush, 71 reception), and Desmond Ried of Pitt (72 & 72). He had runs of 49 and 51 yards against Charlotte and now has 10 carries of 30 or more yards in 211 career attempts. His run of 51 yards vs. Charlotte was the fourth of 50 yards or more in his career (all in the last 14 games) and the most by an Owl since Quinton Smith had five from 2003-06. He is averaging and is averaging 6.1 yards on the ground in his career, which would rank third in school history. His average of 6.37 last year was sixth-best for a single season.
Up Next
The remain on the road next week, as they travel for the first time to Connecticut to face UConn at 2:30 on October 26 with coverage by CBS SN.
Who: Rice (2-4/1-2) @Tulane (4-2/2-0)
When: Saturday 2:30 p.m. CT
Where: New Orleans, Louisiana
Stadium: Yulman Stadium
Television ESPN+ James Westlin (Play by Play), Leger Douzable (Analyst), Smacker Miles (Sidelines).
Rice Radio: JP Heath (play-by-play), Nate Griffin (analyst), Jason Metko (sidelines)
Audio Streaming: RiceOwls.com, Rice Game Day App, Varsity Network
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
Digital Game Program: Game 7 Rice @Tulane
Series Information: Rice leads 20-15-1
Full Game Notes
Series Notes
- This will be the 38th meeting between the schools and the first in New Orleans since 2012.
- The series dates back to 1916 when the Owls took the first meeting, 23-13. Rice leads the overall series is 20-15-1, but it trails the series in New Orleans 7-9-1.
- This will be the Owls' first appearance at Yulman Stadium, where historic Tulane Stadium once stood.
- Rice was 1-0-1 in games in 1917 and 1921 at the second version of Tulane Stadium, winning 16-0 in 1917 and tying 0-0 in 1920.
- The Owls were 1-5 all-time at the most recent and familiar version of Tulane Stadium, going 1-4 vs. Tulane and also losing to Ole Miss 13-7 in the 1961 Sugar Bowl Classic.
- Rice was 5-5 against Tulane once the Green Wave moved to the Superdome, winning two of the last three.
- The last two meetings in the series in The Big Easy were anything but. The teams combined for 199 points and both came down to the final minute. Phillip Gaines broke up a two-point conversion attempt with 56 seconds left to preserve a 49-47 win in 2012. Two years earlier, Rice trailed 38-21 at halftime, but rallied to take a 49-48 lead with 2:02 left only to see Ryan Griffin connect on a 73-yard touchdown pass on the next play with 1:46 left, then stop Rice on 4th down at the Tulane seven with 6 seconds left to give Tulane a 54-49 win.
Matt Sykes' go-ahead 18-yard touchdown with four seconds remaining on Saturday was the first time the Owls had come from four or more points behind in the last minute of a game since 2006 when Rice rallied to defeat UAB 33-32 at Rice Stadium as Chase Clement connected with Jarett Dillard on an 18-yard score with three seconds left. Since then, the Owls have had two games in which they broke ties with touchdowns to win with less than a minute remaining. J.T. McMahon hit Bradley Rozner with a 22-yard TD pass vs. UTEP in 2022 with 25 seconds left to break a 30-30 tie and in 2015 Driphus Jackson connected with Zach Wright on a 12-yard TD with 23 seconds left to defeat Army West Point. The Owls have also won three games in regulation by virtue of a field goal when trailing by two points or less during this same period (Clark Fangmeier 40 yards vs. ECU with :03 left in 2006, Fangmeier 31 yards at SMU as time expired in 2007, Chris Boswell 45 yards at Kansas as time expired in 2012).
Long Distance Dean
Dean Connors' 69-yard TD reception vs. UTSA was the longest reception of the year by an Owl and combined with his 71-yard touchdown run vs. TSU made him one of three FBS running backs this season with both a rush and reception of at least 65 yards this season joining Caden Durham of LSU (86 rush, 71 reception), and Desmond Ried of Pitt (72 & 72). He had runs of 49 and 51 yards against Charlotte and now has 10 carries of 30 or more yards in 211 career attempts. His run of 51 yards vs. Charlotte was the fourth of 50 yards or more in his career (all in the last 14 games) and the most by an Owl since Quinton Smith had five from 2003-06. He is averaging and is averaging 6.1 yards on the ground in his career, which would rank third in school history. His average of 6.37 last year was sixth-best for a single season.
Up Next
The remain on the road next week, as they travel for the first time to Connecticut to face UConn at 2:30 on October 26 with coverage by CBS SN.
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