The Rice Owls (0-1) take on an FCS opponent, the Texas Southern Tigers (1-0), on Saturday, September 7, 2024 at Rice Stadium.
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Texas Southern vs. Rice Viewing Options
Game date: Saturday, September 7, 2024Game time: 7:00 p.m. ETLocation: Houston, TexasVenue: Rice StadiumTV channel: ESPN+Live Stream: Watch this game on ESPN+Tickets: Get tickets for this game at StubHubStop missing games and start streaming college football right now on Fubo.
Tigers vs. Owls Insights
Rice has been a bottom-25 offense this year, ranking 23rd-worst with 274 yards per game. The defense is ranked 101st in the FBS (407 yards allowed per game). With 14 points per game (21st-worst) and 34 points allowed per game on defense (25th-worst), the Owls have been getting outplayed on both sides of the ball this season.Rice is putting up 227 passing yards per game on offense (72nd in the FBS), and ranks 92nd defensively with 229 passing yards allowed per game.Texas Southern ranks 63rd in the FCS with 289 total yards per game, but it has been lifted up by its defense, which ranks sixth-best by allowing only 240 total yards per game.The Tigers have been thriving on the defensive side of the ball, surrendering just 9 points per contest (ninth-best). Offensively, they rank 29th by putting up 27 points per game.Texas Southern is compiling 126 passing yards per contest on offense this season (78th-ranked). Meanwhile, it is surrendering 219 passing yards per game (56th-ranked) on defense.Players to Watch
Texas Southern
KJ Cooper: 126 PASS YDS / 126 YPG / 65.5% / 0 TD / 1 INT / 6 CAR / 52 RUSH YDS / 0 TDDanny Green Jr.: 15 CAR / 81 YDS / 81 YPG / 2 TD / 1 REC / 9 YDS / 9 YPG / 0 TDJyrin Johnson: 4 REC / 49 YDS / 49 YPG / 0 TD
Rice
E.J. Warner: 227 PASS YDS / 227 YPG / 61.4% / 1 TD / 2 INTDean Connors: 12 CAR / 52 YDS / 52 YPG / 1 TD / 9 REC / 30 YDS / 30 YPG / 0 TDChristian Francisco: 1 CAR / 5 YDS / 5 YPG / 0 TDMatt Sykes: 6 REC / 74 YDS / 74 YPG / 0 TDLooking for officially licensed gear? Fanatics has jerseys, hats, apparel, memorabilia, trading cards, collectibles and more.
Texas Southern Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2024 | at Prairie View A&M | W 27-9 |
| 9/7/2024 | at Rice | - |
| 9/21/2024 | at Lamar | - |
| 9/28/2024 | Jackson State | - |
| 10/5/2024 | Virginia-Lynchburg | - |
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Rice Upcoming Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 8/31/2024 | Sam Houston | L 34-14 |
| 9/7/2024 | Texas Southern | - |
| 9/14/2024 | at Houston | - |
| 9/21/2024 | at Army | - |
| 9/28/2024 | Charlotte | - |