Rice Holds Off UAB in Back-and-Forth Conference Matchup
Rice defeated UAB 24-17 on Saturday in a competitive Week 11 contest. The Owls' defense made crucial stops down the stretch, with Rice covering the spread as a 1-point favorite.
Both offenses moved the ball effectively early. UAB scored first with a touchdown in the opening quarter, followed by Rice's response. The scoring remained tightly contested through halftime, with UAB holding a 17-14 advantage after two quarters. Rice surged in the third quarter, adding 10 points to take a 24-17 lead that held through the final period.
Chase Jenkins led Rice's passing attack with 41 completions, while UAB's Jevon Jackson rushed for 89 yards. Elijah Lagg was UAB's receiving leader with 9 catches.
The game featured multiple lead changes and remained competitive throughout, with Rice's defense ultimately proving the difference in the fourth quarter. The final score came in under the 51.5-point over-under line. Rice's defensive unit generated critical plays when needed, particularly late in the game, to secure the conference victory.
AI-generated recap · Jul 30, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UAB | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
 Rice | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | UAB | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 18-34 | 11-15 |
| Pass Yards | 213 | 41 |
| Rush Yards | 102 | 191 |
| Total Yards | 315 | 232 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 5-17 |
| Penalties | 11-95 | 3-22 |
| Possession | 25:09 | 34:51 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
(14:56) Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UAB29 (#6 J.Chavez)
(14:15) Shotgun #15 R.Burton rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UAB30 (#16 C.Nwajuaku)
(13:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton sacked for loss of 5 yards to the UAB25 (#16 C.Nwajuaku)
(13:01) #27 P.Foley punt 52 yards to the RICE23 #11 T.Thompson return 12 yards to the RICE35 (#12 T.McNichols; #0 D.Hightower)
(12:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush right for 1 yard gain to the RICE36 (#29 T.McDaniel)
(12:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short left to #6 D.Dickmann caught at RICE32, for 3 yards loss to the RICE33 (#5 E.Toussom)
(11:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 1 yard gain to the RICE34 fumbled by #4 C.Jenkins at RICE34 forced by #4 A.Morrison recovered by UAB #12 T.McNichols at RICE34, End Of Play
(11:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #8 E.McCray caught at RICE30, for 8 yards to the RICE26 (#28 L.Johnson)
(11:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete deep right to #0 I.Hooks caught at RICE00, for 26 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:08, 1ST DOWN #39 J.Delange kick attempt good (H: #27 P.Foley, LS: #47 C.Moser)
(10:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the RICE41 (#99 E.Smalls)
(10:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 10 yards gain to the UAB49 (#14 J.Vessel), 1ST DOWN
(09:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB43 (#2 E.Odinjor; #14 J.Vessel)
(09:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB40 (#58 J.Mason)
(08:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB34 (#1 S.Bryant; #0 D.Hightower), 1ST DOWN
(08:22) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB31 (#0 D.Hightower)
(07:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 3 yards gain to the UAB28 (#29 T.McDaniel)
(07:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UAB27 (#55 J.Peterson)
(06:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #1 A.Turner caught at UAB28, for 4 yards to the UAB23 (#0 D.Hightower; #29 T.McDaniel), 1ST DOWN
(06:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete deep right to #11 T.Thompson caught at UAB02, for 23 yards to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 06:23, 1ST DOWN #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #91 A.Bacchetta, LS: #48 W.Freeman)
(06:18) Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UAB27 (#0 A.Awe)
(05:38) Shotgun #15 R.Burton sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UAB23 (#0 A.Awe)
(05:00) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete deep middle to #6 B.Hawkins Jr. thrown to UAB50
(04:48) #27 P.Foley punt 25 yards to the UAB48 blocked by #9 P.Stevenson
PENALTY RICE Offside (#99 C.Clark-Jolivet) 5 yards from UAB34 to UAB39. NO PLAY
(10:35) #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UAB41 (#26 T.Anyanwu)
(10:01) Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UAB43 (#75 B.Boenisch)
(09:23) Shotgun #3 I.Jacobs rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB46 (#27 J.Kane; #11 S.Carrell), 1ST DOWN
(08:46) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #1 C.Milliner caught at RICE47, for 12 yards to the RICE42 (#0 A.Awe), 1ST DOWN
(08:13) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short left to #8 E.McCray caught at RICE38, for 5 yards to the RICE37 (#7 O.Porter)
(07:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the RICE33 (#3 T.Morris; #8 J.Mutombo)
(06:48) No Huddle #4 J.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the RICE30 (#16 C.Nwajuaku; #27 J.Kane), 1ST DOWN
(06:08) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #6 B.Hawkins Jr. caught at RICE22, for 8 yards to the RICE22 (#28 L.Johnson)
(05:24) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 S.Beebe rush middle for 9 yards gain to the RICE13, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
(04:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short middle to #0 I.Hooks caught at RICE02, for 11 yards to the RICE02 (#4 M.Williams), 1ST DOWN
(04:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 0 yards to the RICE02 (#0 A.Awe; #27 J.Kane)
(03:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 0 yards to the RICE02 (#4 M.Williams)
(02:50) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #3 I.Jacobs caught at RICE02, for 0 yards to the RICE02 (#4 M.Williams)
(02:35) #39 J.Delange field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #27 P.Foley, LS: #47 C.Moser), clock 02:35
(02:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the RICE28 (#1 S.Bryant; #34 J.Allen)
(02:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 19 yards gain to the RICE47 (#0 D.Hightower), 1ST DOWN
(01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush right for 6 yards gain to the UAB47 (#23 D.Lee)
(01:49) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete short right to #6 D.Dickmann thrown to UAB45 broken up by #2 E.Odinjor
(01:43) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UAB45 (#58 J.Mason)
(00:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Dickmann rush left for 1 yard gain to the UAB44 (#23 D.Lee), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(00:50) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete deep left to #1 C.Milliner caught at RICE32, for 26 yards to the RICE30, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
(00:38) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short middle to #0 I.Hooks caught at RICE26, for 11 yards to the RICE19, out of bounds at RICE19, 1ST DOWN
(00:31) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short right to #6 B.Hawkins Jr. thrown to RICE10 QB hurried by #3 T.Morris
(00:25) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short middle to #0 I.Hooks caught at RICE16, for 6 yards to the RICE13 (#7 O.Porter) PENALTY RICE Personal Foul (#75 B.Boenisch) 7 yards from RICE13 to RICE06, 1ST DOWN
(00:20) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short middle to #1 C.Milliner thrown to RICE00
PENALTY UAB Illegal Shift 5 yards from RICE06 to RICE11. NO PLAY
(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton sacked for loss of 10 yards to the RICE21 (#0 A.Awe)
(00:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete deep middle to #6 B.Hawkins Jr. caught at RICE00, for 21 yards to the RICE00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:03 #39 J.Delange kick attempt good (H: #27 P.Foley, LS: #47 C.Moser)
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 13 yards gain to the UAB30 (#12 T.McNichols), 1ST DOWN
(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush right for 1 yard gain to the RICE26 (#18 D.Gulley)
(14:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 2 yards gain to the RICE28 (#1 S.Bryant) PENALTY UAB Personal Foul (#1 S.Bryant) 15 yards from RICE28 to RICE43, 1ST DOWN
(13:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the RICE47 (#25 J.Smyre)
(13:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the UAB49 (#20 A.Brown; #12 T.McNichols)
(12:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB46 (#0 D.Hightower; #6 C.Pitcher), 1ST DOWN
(12:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short right to #1 A.Turner caught at UAB45, for 1 yard to the UAB45 (#6 C.Pitcher; #25 J.Smyre) PENALTY UAB Roughing The Passer (#55 J.Peterson) 15 yards from UAB45 to UAB30, 1ST DOWN
(11:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB27 (#20 A.Brown; #9 D.Warren)
(11:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 19 yards gain to the UAB08 (#20 A.Brown), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(10:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UAB07 (#28 B.Franklin; #59 C.Burge)
(09:56) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush right for 4 yards gain to the UAB03 (#14 J.Vessel)
(09:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short left to #1 A.Turner caught at UAB03, for 3 yards to the UAB00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:29 #28 E.Gota kick attempt good (H: #91 A.Bacchetta, LS: #48 W.Freeman)
PENALTY UAB Personal Foul (#25 J.Smyre) 15 yards from RICE35 to RICE50. NO PLAY
(09:18) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush right for 3 yards gain to the UAB26 (#3 T.Morris)
(08:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short left to #1 C.Milliner caught at UAB25, for 9 yards to the UAB35 (#8 J.Mutombo), 1ST DOWN
(08:11) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 19 yards gain to the RICE46 (#0 A.Awe; #27 J.Kane), 1ST DOWN
(07:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush right for 0 yards to the RICE46 (#75 B.Boenisch)
(06:57) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short right to #0 I.Hooks thrown to RICE35
(06:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #17 E.Lagg caught at RICE44, for 9 yards to the RICE37 (#28 L.Johnson)
(06:07) No Huddle #3 I.Jacobs rush right for 0 yards to the RICE37 (#28 L.Johnson), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(05:44) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush right for 0 yards to the RICE37 (#12 T.McNichols; #23 D.Lee)
(05:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 5 yards gain to the RICE42 (#34 J.Allen)
(04:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short left to #88 K.Arcega-Whiteside caught at RICE47, for 8 yards to the RICE50 (#13 T.Crumpley), 1ST DOWN
(03:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 1 yard gain to the UAB49 (#14 J.Vessel)
PENALTY UAB Offside (#4 A.Morrison) 5 yards from UAB49 to UAB44. NO PLAY
(02:38) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 19 yards gain to the UAB25 (#59 C.Burge), 1ST DOWN
(02:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #1 A.Turner caught at UAB27, for 6 yards loss to the UAB31 (#4 A.Morrison)
(01:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete deep left to #6 D.Dickmann thrown to UAB02
(01:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 D.Hardemann rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UAB25 (#12 T.McNichols)
PENALTY UAB Running Into The Kicker (#29 T.McDaniel) 5 yards from UAB25 to UAB20. NO PLAY
(01:00) #28 E.Gota field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #91 A.Bacchetta, LS: #48 W.Freeman), clock 01:00
(00:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 S.Beebe rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB28 (#27 J.Kane; #3 T.Morris)
PENALTY UAB False Start (#71 K.Mason) 5 yards from UAB28 to UAB23. NO PLAY
(00:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short left to #0 I.Hooks thrown to UAB30
(00:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short left to #0 I.Hooks caught at UAB37, for 14 yards to the UAB37, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
(14:53) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete deep right to #0 I.Hooks caught at RICE42, for 21 yards to the RICE42 (#4 M.Williams), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN
(14:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short right to #5 K.Brown thrown to RICE34 QB hurried by #4 M.Williams
(14:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 3 yards loss to the RICE45 (#75 B.Boenisch)
(13:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete deep left to #1 C.Milliner thrown to RICE22
(13:25) #27 P.Foley punt 10 yards to the RICE35, out of bounds at RICE35
(13:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 D.Dickmann rush left for 2 yards gain to the RICE37 (#2 E.Odinjor)
(12:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 0 yards to the RICE37 (#58 J.Mason) PENALTY UAB Personal Foul (#58 J.Mason) 15 yards from RICE37 to UAB48, 1ST DOWN
(12:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass incomplete deep right to #23 P.Matthews thrown to UAB16 QB hurried by #5 E.Toussom
(12:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 T.Byars rush middle for 0 yards to the UAB48 (#34 J.Allen; #2 E.Odinjor)
(11:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UAB45 (#55 J.Peterson)
(10:40) #91 A.Bacchetta punt 38 yards to the UAB07 fair catch by #0 I.Hooks at UAB07
(10:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush right for 51 yards gain to the RICE42 (#4 M.Williams), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY RICE Holding (#7 O.Porter) 10 yards from RICE42 to RICE32, 1ST DOWN
(10:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush middle for 1 yard loss to the RICE33, End Of Play
(09:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #3 I.Jacobs rush middle for 3 yards gain to the RICE30 (#75 B.Boenisch)
(08:51) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short left to #3 I.Jacobs thrown to RICE32 QB hurried by #57 A.Clemmons
(08:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton sacked for loss of 9 yards to the RICE39 (#3 T.Morris, #26 T.Anyanwu), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(08:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush left for 0 yards to the RICE39 (#12 T.McNichols)
(08:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the RICE41 (#2 E.Odinjor; #34 J.Allen)
(07:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins sacked for loss of 7 yards to the RICE34 (#34 J.Allen)
(06:37) #91 A.Bacchetta punt 47 yards to the UAB19 #5 E.Toussom return 2 yards to the UAB21 (#48 W.Freeman) PENALTY UAB Holding (#3 J.Ferguson) 9 yards from UAB19 to UAB10
(06:31) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Jackson rush left for 3 yards gain to the UAB12 (#3 T.Morris)
(05:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short right to #11 S.Beebe caught at UAB11, for 10 yards to the UAB22 (#14 E.Dotson), 1ST DOWN
(05:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short right to #88 J.Sivley thrown to UAB34
(05:10) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short left to #0 I.Hooks thrown to UAB35
(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 R.Burton rush right for 5 yards gain to the UAB27 (#14 E.Dotson)
(04:20) #27 P.Foley punt 43 yards to the RICE30 fair catch by #6 D.Dickmann at RICE30 PENALTY UAB Illegal Formation 5 yards from RICE30 to RICE35
(04:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush middle for 0 yards to the RICE35 (#34 J.Allen)
(03:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins pass complete short middle to #1 A.Turner caught at RICE34, for 2 yards to the RICE37 (#0 D.Hightower)
(02:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Jenkins rush left for 3 yards gain to the RICE40 (#12 T.McNichols; #14 J.Vessel)
(02:32) punt 44 yards to the UAB16 #0 I.Hooks return 28 yards to the UAB44 (#8 J.Mutombo)
(02:26) Shotgun #15 R.Burton rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UAB49 (#3 T.Morris)
(02:02) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete deep left to #11 S.Beebe thrown to RICE10 broken up by #9 P.Stevenson
(01:56) Shotgun #15 R.Burton sacked for loss of 7 yards to the UAB42 (#26 T.Anyanwu, #16 C.Nwajuaku)
(01:52) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short right to #0 I.Hooks thrown to RICE42, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
(01:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 1 yard loss to the UAB43 (#99 E.Smalls)
(01:42) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 Q.Jackson rush left for 2 yards gain to the UAB41 (#2 E.Odinjor; #34 J.Allen)
(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 A.Turner rush right for 4 yards loss to the UAB45 (#5 E.Toussom)
(00:55) #91 A.Bacchetta punt 45 yards to the UAB00, Touchback
(00:44) Shotgun #15 R.Burton rush left for 19 yards gain to the UAB39, out of bounds at UAB39, 1ST DOWN
(00:35) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short left to #5 K.Brown caught at UAB39, for 6 yards to the UAB45 (#0 A.Awe)
(00:22) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete deep middle to #0 I.Hooks thrown to RICE32
(00:13) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass complete short left to #5 K.Brown caught at UAB45, for 10 yards to the RICE45 (#27 J.Kane), 1ST DOWN
(00:08) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short left to #85 A.Ferguson thrown to RICE30
(00:03) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete short left to #0 I.Hooks thrown to RICE33
(00:00) Shotgun #15 R.Burton pass incomplete deep middle to #18 X.Daisy thrown to RICE00 broken up by #7 O.Porter