THIRD AND DATA

Week 2 · 2025

Houston at Rice

Bayou Bucket, held by HoustonSat 09/06/2025 07:00 PMRice StadiumRice pregame18% — Pregame win probability: 18% for Rice. Houston favored, and won.

88°5 mph SE · 64% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Houston

35

10–3

Rice

9

5–8

Attendance

30,116

reported

Houston8 drives · 3 scoring · avg start own 30

Rice9 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 26

1st quarter

14:55HOUown 33own 345 plays, 1 ydPunt0–0
13:22RICEown 26own 304 plays, 4 ydPunt0–0
11:43HOUown 30own 374 plays, 7 ydPunt0–0
10:31RICEown 12own 208 plays, 8 ydPunt0–0
8:37HOUown 34opp 4610 plays, 20 ydOn downs0–0
5:40RICEown 46opp 4910 plays, 5 ydPunt0–0
3:38HOUown 20own 4113 plays, 21 ydPunt +3 RICE0–3
0:47RICEown 29opp 2423 plays, 47 ydField goal +3 RICE0–3

2nd quarter

9:20HOUown 25own 3522 plays, 10 ydPunt +3 RICE0–3

3rd quarter

15:00RICEown 25own 3612 plays, 11 ydPunt +7 HOU7–3
6:24RICEown 25own 97 plays, -16 ydPunt +7 HOU14–3
13:14HOUown 24goal line15 plays, 76 ydTouchdown +7 HOU14–3

4th quarter

14:53RICEown 25goal line30 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +6 RICE +21 HOU28–9
8:12RICEown 23own 4913 plays, 26 ydOn downs +6 RICE +14 HOU28–9
4:37HOUopp 49goal line12 plays, 49 ydTouchdown +21 HOU +6 RICE35–9
3:40RICEown 25own 3310 plays, 8 ydPunt +6 RICE +21 HOU35–9
9:02HOUown 25goal line3 plays, 75 ydTouchdown +7 HOU28–9

Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is Houston–Rice after the drive.

Previous 10 meetings vs. Houston

Rice 2–8 vs Houston

  • 2024 · wk 3Rice 7 @ Houston 33
  • 2023 · wk 2Houston 41 @ Rice 43
  • 2022 · wk 4Rice 27 @ Houston 34
  • 2021 · wk 2Houston 44 @ Rice 7
  • 2018 · wk 1Houston 45 @ Rice 27
  • 2017 · wk 3Rice 3 @ Houston 38
  • 2013 · wk 4Houston 31 @ Rice 26
  • 2012 · wk 5Houston 35 @ Rice 14
  • 2011 · wk 9Rice 34 @ Houston 73
  • 2010 · wk 7Houston 31 @ Rice 34

Previous 2 meetings vs. Willie Fritz

Rice 0–2 vs Willie Fritz

  • 2024 · wk 3 (coaching change that season)Rice 7 @ Houston 33
  • 2023 · wk 9 (coaching change that season)Tulane 30 @ Rice 28

† That school changed coaches during the season and the loader cannot say which games he took.

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