Rice Owls at Tulane Green Wave
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Tulane defense comes up big in 24-10 win over Rice; Green Wave remain unbeaten in AAC
Hughes scored from the 1-yard line to cap a seven-play, 70-yard drive that gave Tulane (5-2, 3-0) a 17-10 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Sam Howard's 15-yard run off a fumble recovery with 1:35 left sealed it for the Green Wave, who kept pace with conference leaders and ranked Army (7-0, 6-0) and Navy (6-0, 4-0).
With the game tied at 10, E.J. Warner drove the Owls to the Tulane 25, but the drive stalled when he threw an interception to Micah Robinson with 14:55 left. It was Warner's second pick of the game.
Darian Mensah was 12-of-25 passing for 152 yards with a touchdown for Tulane.
Warner completed 26 of 46 passes for 271 yards with a touchdown and three interceptions for Rice (1-5, 1-3).
How To Watch
How can I watch Rice Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave?
- TV Channel: Owls at Green Wave 2021 College Football, week 8, is broadcasted on ESPN+.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 1:43 | Jacob Barnes 28 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 2nd Period 14:12 | Elijah Mojarro 31 Yd pass from E.J. Warner (Tim Horn Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:04 | Makhi Hughes 29 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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FG | 3rd Period 6:48 | Tim Horn 35 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 8:22 | Makhi Hughes 1 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 1:35 | Sam Howard 15 Yd Fumble Return (Jacob Barnes Kick) |
Statistics
 RICE |
 TULN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1st Downs | 18 |
| 5-13 | 3rd down efficiency | 6-15 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 0-2 |
| 344 | Total Yards | 306 |
| 271 | Passing | 152 |
| 26/46 | Comp/Att | 12/25 |
| 5.9 | Yards per pass | 6.1 |
| 73 | Rushing | 154 |
| 17 | Rushing Attempts | 40 |
| 4.3 | Yards per rush | 3.9 |
| 4-31 | Penalties | 5-35 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 2 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 3 | Interceptions thrown | 0 |
| 25:03 | Possession | 34:57 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 22,897 · Capacity:
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