UTEP Miners @ Rice Owls
6-1, 3-1 Away
38
6-1, 3-1 Away
0-7, 0-3 Home
31
0-7, 0-3 Home
Game Leaders
387
J. PalmerQB
24/30, 3 TD, 2 INT
387
83
C. ClementQB
6/10, 1 TD
83
96
T. EbellRB
16 CAR, 2 TD
96
154
Q. SmithRB
24 CAR, 1 TD
154
126
C. FranciesWR
4 REC, 1 TD
126
40
J. Dillard-
2 REC, 1 TD
40
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None
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1
C. PriceCB
1
13
T. CollavoLB
6 SOLO
13
9
O. AlikorLB
3 SOLO
9
Team Stats
532
Total Yards
380
3
Turnovers
1
19
1st Downs
27
0-0
Penalties
0-0
7/12
3rd Down
5/17
0/0
4th Down
4/6
15:37
Possession
21:02
Game Information
Houston, TX
Team Stats
 | | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 19 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 7-12 | 5-17 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Total Yards | 532 | 380 |
| Passing | 400 | 123 |
| Comp/Att | 24/30 | 9/19 |
| Yards per pass | 12.9 | 5.7 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | 145 | 272 |
| Rushing Attempts | 30 | 65 |
| Yards per rush | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| Penalties | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 15:37 | 21:02 |
2026 Standings
FBS
| Mountain West Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hawai'i | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Northern Illinois | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| San José State | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UTEP | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| American Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Army | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlotte | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| East Carolina | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Florida Atlantic | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Memphis | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Navy | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| North Texas | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rice | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| South Florida | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Temple | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tulane | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tulsa | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UAB | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| UTSA | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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