Florida Atlantic Owls vs. Rice Owls

Nov 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FAU	7	0	7	7	21
RICE	7	3	14	0	24

Game Recap

Rice claims bowl eligibility, beating Florida Atlantic behind Padgett's 3 TDs. AJ Padgett threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns and Rice became bowl eligible by holding off Florida Atlantic for a 24-21 victory on Saturday.

Scoring Summary

FAURICE

Q114:48Kobe Lewis 75 Yd Run (Carter Davis Kick).70
Q13:04Boden Groen 20 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick).77
Q20:02Tim Horn 20 Yd Field Goal.710
Q312:36Tony Johnson 36 Yd pass from Daniel Richardson (Carter Davis Kick).1410
Q37:27Luke McCaffrey 7 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick).1417
Q30:00Boden Groen 11 Yd pass from AJ Padgett (Tim Horn Kick).1424
Q412:25Michael Johnson Jr. 6 Yd Run (Carter Davis Kick).2124

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 1 play, 75 yards, 0:12
70
Downs — 12 plays, 69 yards, 6:14
70
Punt — 4 plays, 13 yards, 2:06
70
Touchdown — 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:24
77

2nd Quarter

Punt — 6 plays, 4 yards, 3:18
77
Interception — 12 plays, 72 yards, 6:30
77
Punt — 7 plays, 30 yards, 4:38
77
Field Goal — 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:36
710

3rd Quarter

Punt — 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:56
710
Touchdown — 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:28
1410
Touchdown — 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:09
1417
Punt — 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:58
1417
Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:29
1424

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35
2124
Punt — 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:45
2124
Punt — 6 plays, 9 yards, 2:43
2124
Downs — 13 plays, 64 yards, 6:20
2124
Downs — 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:20
2124
End of Game — 2 plays, -3 yards, 1:17
2124

Team Stats

FAU

RICE

21Points24

279Total Yards465

128Pass Yards254

151Rush Yards211

20:18Time of Possession39:42

14First Downs32

3Touchdowns3

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)1(1)

0Turnovers1

45Penalty Yards20

Game Details

Saturday, November 25, 2023 · 1:00 PM

Rice Stadium · Houston, TX

attendance: 19,393 (41.3%)