# 2019 Rice Owls football team

The 2019 Rice Owls football team represented Rice University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Mike Bloomgren. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place in the West Division. Rice started the season on a nine-game losing streak before closing out the season by winning their final three games.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Nick Leverett | OG | SR |
References:

### C-USA media poll

The preseason poll was released prior to the Conference USA media days on July 17–18, 2019. The Owls were predicted to finish in sixth place in the C–USA West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |

### Preseason All–C-USA teams

The Owls were the only team in the West Division that had no players selected to the preseason All−Conference USA teams.

### Recruiting class

References:
College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40$^‡$ | Commit date |
| Chike Anigbogu Safety | Missouri City, TX | Ridge Point HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jake Bailey Safety | San Clemente, CA | St. John Bosco HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Adrian Bickham Defensive Lineman | Angie, LA | Varnado HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Garrett Braden Outside Linebacker | New Canaan, CT | New Canaan HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jack Bradley Tight End | Dallas, TX | Bishop Lynch HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| De'Braylon Carroll Defensive tackle | Duncanville, TX | Duncanville HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Brian Chaffin Center | Harrisburg, NC | Charlotte Christian Stanford | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Izeya Floyd Defensive tackle | Frisco, TX | Reedy HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Hunter Henry Safety | Austin, TX | Lake Travis HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Zack Hoban Kicker | West Orange, NJ | Seton Hall Prep | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Connor Hughes Offensive Guard | Katy, TX | Cinco Ranch HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 300 lb (140 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jerry Johnson III Offensive Guard | Port Saint Lucie, FL | Treasure Coast HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jovoni Johnson Quarterback | Conway, AR | Conway HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Hunter Jones Center | Stockton, CA | Saint Mary's HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Isaac Klarkowksi Defensive Lineman | Green Bay, WI | Southwest HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 275 lb (125 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Jawan King Running Back | Atlanta, TX | Atlanta HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Zane Knipe Wide Receiver | Houston, TX | Lamar HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Edmond Lahlouh Linebacker | Redwood City, CA | Junipero Serra HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Joshua Landrum Cornerback | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 155 lb (70 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Nick Leverett Offensive Lineman | Concord, NC | Concord HS North Carolina Central | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 312 lb (142 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Kirk Lockhart Safety | Cedar Hill, TX | Cedar Hill HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Bennett Mecom Wide Receiver | Frisco, TX | Reedy HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Charlie Mendes Punter | Van Nuys, CA | Harvard–Westlake HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Myron Morrison Linebacker | Humble, TX | Atascocita HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Ayden Noriega Running Back | Amarillo, TX | Tascosa HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Josh Pearcy Outside Linebacker/defensive End | Moorestown, NJ | Moorestown HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Regan Riddle Offensive Guard | Dallas, TX | Highland Park HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 284 lb (129 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Bradley Rozner Wide Receiver | Needville, TX | Needville HS Cisco JC | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Naeem Smith Safety | Iowa City, IA | Iowa City HS Ellsworth JC | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | - | Dec 19, 2018 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Tom Stewart Quarterback | Dallas, TX | Parish Episcopal HS Harvard | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Nick Wagman Offensive Tackle | Potomac, MD | Winston Churchill HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Feb 6, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 5:00 p.m. | at Army* | Michie StadiumWest Point, NY | CBSSN | L 7–14 | 23,238 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Wake Forest* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CBSSN | L 21–41 | 17,567 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 12 Texas* | NRG StadiumHouston, TX (rivalry) | CBSSN | L 13–48 | 42,417 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Baylor* | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | CBSSN | L 13–21 | 20,198 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | 19,075 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at UAB | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 20–35 | 23,526 |
| October 19 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN3 | L 27–31 | 17,657 |
| October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | Southern Miss | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ | L 6–20 | 20,367 |
| November 2 | 2:30 p.m. | Marshall | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | Stadium Facebook | L 7–20 | 17,385 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | ESPN+ | W 31–28 | 10,411 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas | Rice StadiumHouston, TX | NFLN | W 20–14 | 18,477 |
| November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at UTEP | Sun BowlEl Paso, TX | ESPN3 | W 30–16 | 11,776 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and College Football Playoff Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
Source:

## Game summaries

| Statistics | Rice | Army |
| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Total yards | 243 | 284 |
| Rushing yards | 181 | 231 |
| Passing yards | 62 | 53 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 25:09 | 34:51 |

### At Army

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Army | –23.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Michie Stadium, West Point, NY
* Date: August 30, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
* Game attendance: 23,238
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play), Ross Tucker (analyst) & Tina Cervasio (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(08:50) ARMY TD – Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 2-yard rush, Cole Talley kick Drive: 16 plays, 95 yards, 9:48; Army 7–0
(06:30) RICE TD – Nahshon Ellerbe 54-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 7–7
Third Quarter
No scoring
Fourth Quarter
(03:58) ARMY TD – Kell Walker 17-yard pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr., Cole Talley kick Drive: 18 plays, 96 yards, 9:21; Army 14–7
Passing
RICE – Wiley Green: 7/14, 62 yards
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 3/8, 53 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
RICE – Nahshon Ellerbe: 9 carries, 103 yards, 1 TD
ARMY – Kelvin Hopkins Jr.: 21 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 40 yards
ARMY – Artice Hobbs IV: 1 reception, 19 yards :
| Statistics | Wake Forest | Rice |
| First downs | 19 | 20 |
| Total yards | 513 | 321 |
| Rushing yards | 201 | 67 |
| Passing yards | 312 | 254 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |

### Wake Forest

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Wake Forest | –20.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
| Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 7, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 95 °F (35 °C) • Wind: S 5 mph • Weather: Clear, Hot
* Game attendance: 17,567
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Ben Holden (play-by-play) & Ross Tucker (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:55) WF TD – Christian Beal-Smith 2-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; Wake Forest 7–0
(08:39) WF TD – Sage Surratt 7-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:10; Wake Forest 14–0
(04:32) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:07; Wake Forest 14–7
(01:31) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 10-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:00; Tied 14–14
Second Quarter
(14:55) WF TD – Scotty Washington 25-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Wake Forest 21–14
(07:48) WF FG – Nick Sciba 26-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:26; Wake Forest 24–14
Third Quarter
(11:26) WF FG – Nick Sciba 23-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:03; Wake Forest 27–14
(05:04) WF TD – Scotty Washington 59-yard pass from Jamie Newman, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 3 plays, 71 yards, 0:44; Wake Forest 34–14
Fourth Quarter
(13:18) WF TD – Kenneth Walker III 96-yard rush, Nick Sciba kick Drive: 1 play, 96 yards, 0:14; Wake Forest 41–14
(01:51) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:37; Wake Forest 41–21
Passing
WF – Jamie Newman: 21/27, 312 yards, 3 TD
RICE – Tom Stewart: 19/30, 185 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
WF – Kenneth Walker III: 9 carries, 125 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Aston Walker: 8 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
WF – Scotty Washington: 7 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Brad Rozner: 6 receptions, 103 yards :
| Statistics | Texas | Rice |
| First downs | 28 | 13 |
| Total yards | 509 | 266 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 87 |
| Passing yards | 338 | 179 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:47 | 26:13 |

### Vs. Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Texas | –32.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Longhorns | 14 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 14, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: N/A (Indoors)
* Game attendance: 42,417
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) & Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(08:46) UT TD – Roschon Johnson 25-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 6:14; Texas 7–0
(03:21) UT TD – Jake Smith 53-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 3:13; Texas 14–0
Second Quarter
(12:11) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 26-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:29; Texas 21–0
(06:33) UT TD – Jake Smith 12-yard pass from Sam Ehlinger, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:30; Texas 28–0
(01:01) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 57-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:54; Texas 31–0
Third Quarter
(06:32) UT TD – Keaontay Ingram 14-yard rush, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, 4:48; Texas 38–0
Fourth Quarter
(07:50) RICE TD – Aston Walter 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Will Harrison kick failed Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Texas 38–6
(03:29) UT FG – Cameron Dicker 46-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:21; Texas 41–6
(01:07) RICE TD – Aston Walter 4-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Antonio Montero kick Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:22; Texas 41–13
(00:53) UT TD – D'Shawn Jamison 98-yard kickoff return, Cameron Dicker kick Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Texas 48–13
Passing
UT – Sam Ehlinger: 23/27, 279 yards, 3 TD
RICE – Tom Stewart: 12/23, 179 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
UT – Keaontay Ingram: 13 carries, 74 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Aston Walker: 16 carries, 69 yards
Receiving
UT – Jake Smith: 6 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Austin Trammell: 6 receptions, 97 yards :
| Statistics | Baylor | Rice |
| First downs | 20 | 17 |
| Total yards | 427 | 242 |
| Rushing yards | 124 | 64 |
| Passing yards | 303 | 178 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:45 | 32:15 |

### Baylor

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Baylor | –27.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 21, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E 10 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 20,198
* Referee: Billy Williams
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play), Corey Chavous (analyst) & Katie Emmer (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(03:12) BAY TD – Josh Fleeks 6-yard rush, John Mayers kick Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:01; Baylor 7–0
Second Quarter
(08:09) RICE FG – Will Harrison 28-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 55 yards, 6:47; Baylor 7–3
(05:02) BAY TD – Chris Platt 50-yard pass from Charlie Brewer, John Mayers kick Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:07; Baylor 14–3
(00:15) BAY TD – Charlie Brewer 25-yard rush, John Mayers kick Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 0:29; Baylor 21–3
Third Quarter
(03:50) RICE FG – Will Harrison 24-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:35; Baylor 21–6
Fourth Quarter
(08:42) RICE TD – Tom Stewart 21-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:17; Baylor 21–13
Passing
BAY – Charlie Brewer: 20/27, 303 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Wiley Green: 13/23, 128 yards
Rushing
BAY – Charlie Brewer: 12 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Charlie Booker: 12 carries, 29 yards
Receiving
BAY – Denzel Mims: 6 receptions, 102 yards
RICE – Brad Rozner: 7 receptions, 100 yards :
| Statistics | Louisiana Tech | Rice |
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 294 | 338 |
| Rushing yards | 84 | 190 |
| Passing yards | 210 | 148 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:07 | 36:53 |

### Louisiana Tech

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana Tech | –9.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 28, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: S 7–10 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 19,075
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV announcers (ESPN3): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & ND Kalu (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
(09:58) RICE TD – Aston Walter 16-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 6 plays, 46 yards, 3:09; Rice 7–0
(03:32) LT TD – Adrian Hardy 9-yard pass from J'Mar Smith, Bailey Hale kick Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 6:26; Tied 7–7
Second Quarter
(13:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 2-yard rush, Will Harrison kick Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:07; Rice 14–7
Third Quarter
(01:23) LT TD – Justin Henderson 26-yard rush, Bailey Hale kick Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:58; Tied 14–14
Fourth Quarter
(02:51) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 7:09; Rice 17–14
(01:10) LT FG – Bailey Hale 31-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 1:41; Tied 17–17
Overtime
RICE FG – Chris Barnes 36-yard field goal Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 0:00; Rice 20–17
LT TD – J'Mar Smith 12-yard rush Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Louisiana Tech 23–20
Passing
LT – J'Mar Smith: 21/39, 210 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Wiley Green: 14/22, 128 yards
Rushing
LT – Justin Henderson: 12 carries, 64 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Aston Walter: 20 carries, 112 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
LT – Adrian Hardy: 6 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Brad Rozner: 5 receptions, 64 yards :
| Statistics | Rice | UAB |
| First downs | 22 | 17 |
| Total yards | 305 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 134 | 127 |
| Passing yards | 171 | 285 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:06 | 30:54 |

### At UAB

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| UAB | –9.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Blazers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
at Legion Field, Birmingham, AL
* Date: October 5, 2019
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind: S 2–3 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 23,526
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) & Lee Roberts (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
(14:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 64-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:51; Rice 7–0
Second Quarter
(14:45) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 46-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 2:41; Tied 7–7
(12:34) UAB TD – Austin Watkins Jr. 36-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:26; Alabama–Birmingham 14–7
(07:49) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 4-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:45; Tied 14–14
(07:33) UAB TD – Kendall Parham 57-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 1 play, 57 yards, 0:09; Alabama–Birmingham 21–14
(04:00) RICE TD – August Pitre III 3-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick blocked Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:33; Alabama–Birmingham 21–20
Third Quarter
(09:17) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 25-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:09; Alabama–Birmingham 28–20
(00:53) UAB TD – Lucious Stanley 7-yard rush, Nick Vogel kick Drive: 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:44; Alabama–Birmingham 35–20
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Passing
RICE – Wiley Green: 15/34, 161 yards, 2 TD
UAB – Tyler Johnston III: 14/25, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD
UAB – Lucious Stanley: 19 carries, 88 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 113 yards
UAB – Kendall Parham: 3 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Rice | UTSA |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 369 | 361 |
| Rushing yards | 146 | 149 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 212 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:44 | 25:16 |

### At UTSA

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Rice | –5.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 31 |
at Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
* Date: October 19, 2019
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 17,657
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Lincoln Rose (play-by-play), LaDarrin McClane (analyst) & Brooke Shoemaker (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(06:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 31-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:23; Rice 3–0
(00:59) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 5:04; UTSA 7–3
Second Quarter
(00:16) RICE TD – August Pitre III 2-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:49; Rice 10–7
Third Quarter
(14:50) UTSA TD – Rashad Wisdom 34-yard interception return, Lucas Dean pass intercepted Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; UTSA 13–10
(12:33) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 19-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Rice 17–13
(08:58) UTSA FG – Hunter Duplessis 34-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:35; Rice 17–16
(03:09) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:47; Rice 24–16
(00:49) UTSA TD – Sincere McCormick 6-yard rush, Sheldon Jones pass Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Tied 24–24
Fourth Quarter
(09:02) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 37-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:47; Rice 27–24
(05:06) UTSA TD – Zakhari Franklin 8-yard pass from Lowell Narcisse, Hunter Duplessis kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:56; UTSA 31–27
Passing
RICE – Wiley Green: 11/18, 135 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
UTSA – Lowell Narcisse: 19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
RICE – Aston Walter: 18 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD
UTSA – Sincere McCormick: 14 carries, 94 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
RICE – Brad Rozner: 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD
UTSA – Carlos Strickland II: 6 receptions, 86 yards :
| Statistics | Southern Miss | Rice |
| First downs | 18 | 14 |
| Total yards | 364 | 139 |
| Rushing yards | 157 | 8 |
| Passing yards | 207 | 131 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:45 | 29:15 |

### Southern Miss

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Southern Miss | –10.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: October 26, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: W 7 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
* Game attendance: 20,367
* Referee: Ken Antee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): David Saltzman (play-by-play) & N. D. Kalu (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
No scoring
Second Quarter
(09:53) USM FG – Andrew Stein 23-yard field goal Drive: 13 plays, 44 yards, 4:54; Southern Miss 3–0
(03:35) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 2-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:37; Southern Miss 10–0
Third Quarter
(09:32) USM FG – Andrew Stein 34-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:24; Southern Miss 13–0
(05:59) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 15-yard pass from Wiley Green, Chris Barnes kick failed Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:33; Southern Miss 13–6
Fourth Quarter
(00:32) USM TD – Kevin Perkins 38-yard rush, Andrew Stein kick Drive: 9 plays, 88 yards, 4:35; Southern Miss 20–6
Passing
USM – Jack Abraham: 23/36, 207 yards, 1 INT
RICE – Wiley Green: 12/26, 104 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
USM – Kevin Perkins: 13 carries, 86 yards, 2 TD
RICE – Charlie Booker: 10 carries, 28 yards
Receiving
USM – Tim Jones: 10 receptions, 96 yards
RICE – Austin Trammell: 5 receptions, 52 yards, 1 TD :
| Statistics | Marshall | Rice |
| First downs | 18 | 16 |
| Total yards | 391 | 231 |
| Rushing yards | 122 | 128 |
| Passing yards | 269 | 53 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:08 | 26:52 |

### Marshall

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Marshall | –11.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Thundering Herd | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 2, 2019
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NNW 7 mph • Weather: Sunny, Light Clouds
* Game attendance: 17,385
* Referee: Billy Williams
* TV announcers (Stadium Facebook): Chris Hassel (play-by-play), A. J. Hawk (analyst) & Kristen Balboni (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(01:08) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 22-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:38; Marshall 3–0
Second Quarter
(10:20) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 2-yard pass from JoVoni Johnson, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:44; Rice 7–3
(09:33) MARSH TD – Brenden Knox 1-yard rush, Justin Rohrwasser kick Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:43; Marshall 10–7
(00:28) MARSH TD – Talik Keaton 19-yard pass from Isaiah Green, Justin Rohrwasser kick Drive: 13 plays, 95 yards, 6:11; Marshall 17–7
Third Quarter
(02:47) MARSH FG – Justin Rohrwasser 49-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 4:36; Marshall 20–7
Fourth Quarter
No scoring
Passing
MARSH – Isaiah Green: 17/22, 269 yards, 1 TD
RICE – JoVoni Johnson: 10/17, 97 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
MARSH – Brenden Knox: 27 carries, 130 yards, 1 TD
RICE – Juma Otoviano: 14 carries, 66 yards
Receiving
MARSH – Armani Levias: 7 receptions, 96 yards
RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD :
| Statistics | Rice | Middle Tennessee |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total yards | 377 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 155 | 106 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 338 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:26 | 24:34 |

### At Middle Tennessee

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Middle Tennessee | –13.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 10 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Blue Raiders | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, TN
* Date: November 16, 2019
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Sunny, Clear, Cool
* Game attendance: 10,411
* Referee: Justin Elliott
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Jake Rose (play-by-play), Alex Myers (analyst) & Kaitlyn Runyon (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:50) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 42-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 4:00; Rice 3–0
(02:11) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 30-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 3:31; Rice 10–0
Second Quarter
(11:27) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 18-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:02; Rice 17–0
(08:01) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 2-yard rush, Crews Holt kick Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:26; Rice 17–7
(05:29) MTSU TD – Ty Lee 90-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick Drive: 1 play, 90 yards, 0:14; Rice 17–14
(04:31) RICE TD – Aston Walter 34-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:50; Rice 24–14
(00:14) RICE TD – Brad Rozner 34-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 2:53; Rice 31–14
Third Quarter
(04:19) MTSU TD – Asher O'Hara 7-yard rush, Crews Holt kick Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:17; Rice 31–21
Fourth Quarter
(03:22) MTSU TD – Jimmy Marshall 20-yard pass from Asher O'Hara, Crews Holt kick Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 2:03; Rice 31–28
Passing
RICE – Tom Stewart: 18/23, 222 yards, 3 TD
MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 22/31, 338 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
RICE – Aston Walter: 15 carries, 106 yards, 1 TD
MTSU – Asher O'Hara: 19 carries, 79 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
RICE – Brad Rozner: 8 receptions, 130 yards, 3 TD
MTSU – Ty Lee: 7 receptions, 154 yards, 1 TD :
| Statistics | North Texas | Rice |
| First downs | 10 | 19 |
| Total yards | 238 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 75 | 122 |
| Passing yards | 163 | 206 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 21:56 | 38:04 |

### North Texas

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| North Texas | –7.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Owls | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at Rice Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 23, 2019
* Game time: 2:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind: NW 10 mph • Weather: Sunny & Clear
* Game attendance: 18,477
* Referee: Joe Lehring
* TV announcers (NFLN): Dan Hellie (play-by-play), Michael Robinson (analyst) & Molly Sullivan (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
(10:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 48-yard field goal Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 3:26; Rice 3–0
(07:25) RICE TD – Aston Walter 1-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:44; Rice 10–0
Second Quarter
(14:53) RICE TD – Charlie Booker 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:10; Rice 17–0
(08:03) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:21; Rice 20–0
Third Quarter
(06:32) UNT TD – Mason Fine 10-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:28; Rice 20–7
Fourth Quarter
(07:32) UNT TD – Tre Siggers 1-yard rush, Ethan Mooney kick Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:58; Rice 20–14
Passing
UNT – Mason Fine: 17/32, 163 yards, 1 INT
RICE – Tom Stewart: 17/27, 179 yards
Rushing
UNT – DeAndre Torrey: 5 carries, 41 yards
RICE – Charlie Booker: 22 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
UNT – Greg White: 3 receptions, 42 yards
RICE – Austin Trammell: 7 receptions, 91 yards :
| Statistics | Rice | UTEP |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 371 | 312 |
| Rushing yards | 256 | 99 |
| Passing yards | 115 | 213 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 27:27 | 32:33 |

### At UTEP

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Rice | –6.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
| Miners | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
at Sun Bowl, El Paso, TX
* Date: November 30, 2019
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Temperature: 55 °F (13 °C) • Wind: Windy • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 11,776
* Referee: Chris Bynum
* TV announcers (ESPN3): Andy Morgan (play-by-play) & Trevor Vittatoe (analyst)
Game information :
First Quarter
(11:48) RICE TD – Austin Trammell 3-yard pass from Tom Stewart, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 1:07; Rice 7–0
(03:07) UTEP TD – Praise Amaewhule 0-yard fumble return, Brady Viles kick failed Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00; Rice 7–6
(00:02) RICE TD – Aston Walter 30-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:57; Rice 14–6
Second Quarter
(11:38) UTEP TD – Justin Garrett 12-yard pass from Kai Locksley, Gavin Baechle kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:24; Rice 14–13
(00:00) UTEP FG – Gavin Baechle 45-yard field goal Drive: 11 plays, 47 yards, 3:51; UTEP 16–14
Third Quarter
(07:16) RICE FG – Chris Barnes 21-yard field goal Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:06; Rice 17–16
(02:44) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 8-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 3:29; Rice 24–16
Fourth Quarter
(04:27) RICE TD – JoVoni Johnson 11-yard rush, Chris Barnes kick blocked Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:36; Rice 30–16
Passing
RICE – Tom Stewart: 8/16, 115 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
UTEP – Gavin Hardison: 11/24, 113 yards
Rushing
RICE – Aston Walter: 16 carries, 149 yards, 1 TD
UTEP – Kai Locksley: 12 carries, 63 yards
Receiving
RICE – Austin Trammell: 4 receptions, 54 yards, 1 TD
UTEP – Jacob Cowing: 7 receptions, 56 yards :