Owls and Roadrunners Face Off in Alamodome

Game #7
Who: Rice (3-3/1-2) @UTSA (2-3/0-1) 6:30 p.m. CT
Where: San Antonio, Texas
Stadium: Alamodome
Television:  ESPN+  Courtney Lyle (Play by Play), Rene Ingoglia (Analyst)
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 UTSA
Series Information: UTSA leads 8-4
 
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Full Game Notes

Series Notes

•  This is the thirteenth assembly between the 2 faculties, the final three as members of the American Conference.
• The faculties met for eight consecutive years (1 non-conference and 7 in C-USA) earlier than the 2020 sport was canceled attributable to COVID-19-related points.
• The groups are assembly for the fifth straight 12 months, which matches sequence with Houston and Charlotte because the longest lively sequence for Rice.
• UTSA leads the sequence 8-4 (7-2 in C-USA, 1-1 in The American, 0-1 non-conference) and has received the final 5 within the Alamodome since Rice received the primary assembly in San Antonio 27-20 in 2013.
• The win in 2013 was the preliminary assembly as members of the identical convention. Later that season, UTSA’s 21-13 win at North Texas broke a tie between Rice and UNT and allowed Rice to seize the C-USA West and advance to the C-USA Championship sport the place the Owls defeated Marshall 41-24.
• Rice received the primary three and UTSA the subsequent eight earlier than the Owls snapped the streak, successful 29-27 final 12 months on an18-yard TD move from EJ Warner to Matt Sykes with :04 left.

 
Rice is…

• is 3-8 in American Conference video games on the street (going 2-2 in 2023, 0-4 in 2024 and 1-1 this 12 months)
• is 8-11 all-time within the American and their eight convention wins rank second among the many six former C-USA faculties who joined the convention in 2023 (UTSA 11-6; Rice 8-11; North Texas 7-10; Charlotte 6-12; Florida Atlantic & UAB 5-13).
• is 3-1 this 12 months when the opponent scores first, 0-2 when scoring first.
• is +4 in turnover margin although six video games… the final time the Owls have been constructive in turnover margin in a full season was 2014 (+8).
• is 4-1 when successful the turnover battle with UTSA. 3-1 this 12 months when the opponent scores first and has scored in 11 of its final 13 quarters.

 
Up Next
Rice will take pleasure in a bye subsequent weekend earlier than returning to motion in two weeks, opening a streak of 4 consecutive house video games by internet hosting UConn on October 25.  Game time and broadcast task for the sport shall be introduced on Monday.