8:00 PM ET, August 30, 2003
Robertson Stadium, HOUSTON, TX
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | FG | 11:49 | DUSTIN BELL 46 YD FG Drive info: 8 plays, 27 yards. | 0 | 3 |
![]() | TD | 1:06 | BRANDON MIDDLETON 47 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 5 plays, 76 yards. | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
![]() | TD | 11:46 | KEVIN KOLB 1 YD RUN (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 56 yards. | 0 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 8:05 | GREG HENDERSON 22 YD RUN (BRANDON SKEEN KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 74 yards. | 7 | 17 |
![]() | TD | 5:58 | JACKIE BATTLE 17 YD RUN (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 6 plays, 51 yards. | 7 | 24 |
![]() | TD | 1:16 | KEVIN KOLB 1 YD RUN (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 8 plays, 48 yards. | 7 | 31 |
| THIRD QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
![]() | FG | 8:16 | DUSTIN BELL 44 YD FG Drive info: 4 plays, 2 yards. | 7 | 34 |
![]() | TD | 5:43 | BRANDON MIDDLETON 55 YD PASS FROM KEVIN KOLB (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 2 plays, 60 yards. | 7 | 41 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | RICE | HOU | |||
![]() | TD | 14:44 | CHAD MCCULLAR 3 YD RUN (DUSTIN BELL KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 53 yards. | 7 | 48 |
![]() | TD | 6:46 | GREG HENDERSON 1 YD RUN (BRANDON SKEEN KICK) Drive info: 9 plays, 55 yards. | 14 | 48 |
Team Stat Comparison
| RICE | HOU | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 14 | 22 |
3rd down efficiency | 2-12 | 5-12 |
4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 242 | 440 |
| Passing | 36 | 246 |
Comp-Att | 6-13 | 17-23 |
Yards per pass | 2.6 | 10.7 |
| Rushing | 206 | 194 |
Rushing Attempts | 46 | 49 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 4.0 |
| Penalties | 5-35 | 9-81 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 27:17 | 32:43 |
| Rice Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Greg Henderson | 5/10 | 28 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle Herm | 1/3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 6/13 | 36 | 2.6 | -- | -- |
| Houston Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| Kevin Kolb | 17/22 | 246 | 11.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Blade Bassler | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17/23 | 246 | 10.7 | -- | -- |
| Rice Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Greg Henderson | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 2 | 22 |
| Kyle Herm | 10 | 59 | 5.9 | 0 | 29 |
| Thomas Lott | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Clint Hatfield | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 0 | 21 |
| Robbie Beck | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Marcus Rucker | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 0 | 4 |
| Ed Bailey | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 0 | 3 |
| Quinton Smith | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 46 | 206 | 4.5 | -- | -- |
| Houston Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Anthony Evans | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jackie Battle | 4 | 47 | 11.8 | 1 | 17 |
| Bobby Tillman | 17 | 46 | 2.7 | 0 | 10 |
| Matt Schirmer | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Carl Francis | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | 14 |
| Chad McCullar | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
| Blade Bassler | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Kolb | 4 | -6 | -1.5 | 2 | 1 |
| Team | 49 | 194 | 4.0 | -- | -- |
| Rice Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| John Brock | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Marcus Battle | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Marcus Rucker | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Quinton Smith | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | 0 | -4 |
| Team | 6 | 36 | 2.6 | -- | -- |
| Houston Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| Vincent Marshall | 8 | 95 | 11.9 | 0 | 28 |
| Brandon Middleton | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 2 | 55 |
| Leonard Gibson | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Anthony Evans | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Shang Moore | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 17 | 246 | 10.7 | -- | -- |
| Houston Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| Roshawn Pope | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Stanford Routt | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 43 | -- |
| Rice Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Marcus Battle | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 31 | 0 |
| Team | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | -- | -- |
| Houston Kickoff Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Ricky Wilson | 1 | 73 | 73.0 | 73 | 0 |
| Roshawn Pope | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 45 | 0 |
| Travis Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 118 | 39.3 | -- | -- |
| Rice Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Will Galusha | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | -- | -- |
| Houston Punt Returns | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | |
| Chad McCullar | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 57 | 0 |
| Team | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | -- | -- |
| Rice Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jared Scruggs | 8 | 372 | 46.5 | 64 | ||
| Team | 8 | 372 | 46.5 | -- | ||
| Houston Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |||
| Jimmy McClary | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | 41 | ||
| Team | 3 | 115 | 38.3 | -- | ||






