In the battle between the two teams at the bottom of the barrel in Conference USA, it was Rice who prevailed 44-24 over the Miners in a game that was over by halftime. The loss puts the Miners at a ten game losing streak in Houston and drops them to 3-8 overall this year (1-6 C-USA).
The Miners were absolutely dominated after their first field goal of the game, which held their largest lead of the game, 3-0. The Owls scored 34 unanswered points in the first half. They held the very unproductive Miners to only 42 yards in the first half.