College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 35, Rice 9
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 6, 2025
Where: Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 30116
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Houston 0 7 7 21 35
Rice 0 3 0 6 9
SCORING
Scoring Summary
2nd Quarter - 9:20
Rice   FG  Rice 3 - Houston 0
Enock Gota 42 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 0:40
Houston   TD  Rice 3 - Houston 7
Dean Connors 54 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
3rd Quarter - 6:24
Houston   TD  Rice 3 - Houston 14
Conner Weigman 9 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
4th Quarter - 14:53
Houston   TD  Rice 3 - Houston 21
Will James 37 yd. interception return (Ethan Sanchez kick)
4th Quarter - 9:02
Rice   TD  Rice 9 - Houston 21
Chase Jenkins 2 yd. run (pass failed)
4th Quarter - 8:19
Houston   TD  Rice 9 - Houston 28
Stephon Johnson 74 yd. pass from Conner Weigman (Ethan Sanchez kick)
4th Quarter - 3:40
Houston   TD  Rice 9 - Houston 35
Dean Connors 42 yd. run (Ethan Sanchez kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Houston Rice
W‑L 2 - 0 - 0 1 - 1 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Houston Rice
Score 35 9
1st Downs 14 16
3rd Down Efficiency 9-for-16
56%		 4-for-15
27%
4th Down Efficiency 0-for-1
0%		 0-for-2
0%
Total Yards 392 228
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 38-204 53-177
Average/Rush 5.4 3.3
Passing
Comp-Att 15-22 11-13
Passing Yards 188 51
Average/Pass Play 7.5 3.2
Penalties-Yards 2-23 1-10
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 27:14 32:46
PLAYER STATS
Houston (2 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Weigman 15/22 188 1 0
Rice (1 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Jenkins 10/12 50 0 1
D. Devillier 1/1 1 0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Connors 13 132 10.2 2
S. Sneed 9 36 4.0 0
C. Weigman 10 23 2.3 1
D. Butler 4 11 2.8 0
Z. Smith 1 5 5.0 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Alexander 10 55 5.5 0
Q. Jackson 15 52 3.5 0
C. Jenkins 14 33 2.4 1
D. Hardeman Jr. 6 23 3.8 0
T. Thompson 2 14 7.0 0
A. Turner 2 4 2.0 0
S. Pierre 1 2 2.0 0
D. Dickmann 3 -6 -2.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
S. Johnson 1 74 74.0 1
T. Koziol 6 52 8.7 0
A. Thomas 2 16 8.0 0
M. Mews 1 16 16.0 0
S. Sneed 1 14 14.0 0
L. McGary 2 13 6.5 0
D. Connors 2 3 1.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Turner 3 24 8.0 0
L. Ransom-Goelz 1 11 11.0 0
D. Dickmann 4 8 2.0 0
A. Cole 1 4 4.0 0
T. Thompson 1 3 3.0 0
D. Kasemervisz 1 1 1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
W. James 1 37 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
E. Walls III 1.0 11.0
C. Platt Jr. 1.0 5.0
S. Fotu 0.5 4.0
B. Mack II 0.5 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Morris 1.0 3.0
M. Daley 1.0 1.0
B. Boenisch 0.5 1.0
J. Mutombo 0.5 1.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
L. McCutchin Sr. 6 5
K. Webb 5 1
J. Allen 4 2
E. Walls III 4 3
C. Allen Jr. 3 6
W. Brown 2 6
C. Bryant 1 0
K. Parks 1 0
B. Thompson 1 0
M. Stampley II 1 2
W. James 1 2
K. Laufau 1 2
B. Mack II 1 3
C. Platt Jr. 1 3
T. Buhake 1 3
J. Garner 1 6
C. Glass 0 1
Z. Vedder 0 1
J. Machado 0 1
J. Barbas 0 2
L. McCutchin 0 3
S. Fotu 0 6
Tackles
  Tk Ast
T. Morris 6 9
M. Williams 3 0
B. Tita 3 0
A. Awe 3 3
J. Kane 3 8
O. Porter 2 0
B. Fletcher 1 0
C. Clark-Jolivet 1 0
M. Daley 1 1
E. Adele 1 1
T. Anyanwu 1 2
M. Aribisala 1 2
P. Stevenson 1 3
J. Mutombo 0 1
J. Harper 0 1
E. Morris III 0 1
C. McMillan 0 1
B. Boenisch 0 2
C. Nwajuaku 0 2
K. Crump 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
E. Walls III 3.0 15.0
C. Platt Jr. 1.0 5.0
W. James 1.0 5.0
L. McCutchin Sr. 1.0 4.0
K. Webb 1.0 3.0
S. Fotu 0.5 4.0
B. Mack II 0.5 4.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Morris 1.0 3.0
A. Awe 1.0 3.0
M. Williams 1.0 2.0
M. Daley 1.0 1.0
B. Boenisch 0.5 1.0
J. Mutombo 0.5 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
D. Hardeman Jr. 1