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Rice Owls at Tulane Green Wave

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2-5, 0-3 Away
Final
10 - 24
5-2, 3-1 Home

Tulane defense comes up big in 24-10 win over Rice; Green Wave remain unbeaten in AAC

Rice Owls vs. Tulane Green Wave: Full Highlights

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

Green Wave: 94.5%
Owls: 5.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

TULN FG 1st Period 1:43 Jacob Barnes 28 Yd Field Goal
RICE TD 2nd Period 14:12 Elijah Mojarro 31 Yd pass from E.J. Warner (Tim Horn Kick)
TULN TD 2nd Period 1:04 Makhi Hughes 29 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jacob Barnes Kick)
RICE FG 3rd Period 6:48 Tim Horn 35 Yd Field Goal
TULN TD 4th Period 8:22 Makhi Hughes 1 Yd Run (Jacob Barnes Kick)
TULN TD 4th Period 1:35 Sam Howard 15 Yd Fumble Return (Jacob Barnes Kick)

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/242.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originRICE https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/2655.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTULN
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

Yulman Stadium

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 22,897 · Capacity:
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