Texas at Rice

Saturday, September 20, 2003

No. 13 Texas beat Rice 48–⁠7. It was their 86th meeting; after it, Texas led the series 64–⁠21–⁠1.

Away13Texas10–⁠3 in 2003
48
HomeRice5–⁠7 in 2003
7

FinalHigh 76°F, low 71°F, 0.5 in. of rainAttendance 45,764

At kickoff
73°F, overcast, wind 8 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; William P Hobby (KHOU), 15 km from the home team’s stadium, 22 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas7347048
Rice00077

Efficiency

TexasRice
0.21First-down EPA−0.16
0.31Second-down EPA0.13
0.48Third-down EPA0.04

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Texas leads 75–⁠21–⁠1 in 97 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Texas 37, Rice 10
2021Texas 58, Rice 0
2019Texas 48, Rice 13
2015Texas 42, Rice 28
2011Texas 34, Rice 9
2010Texas 34, Rice 17

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