Nevada at Rice

Saturday, November 1, 2003

Rice beat Nevada 52–⁠42. It was their fourth meeting; after it, the series stood even at 2–⁠2.

AwayNevada6–⁠6 in 2003
42
HomeRice5–⁠7 in 2003
52

Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonHigh 89°F, low 75°FAttendance 13,011

At kickoff
79°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; William P Hobby (KHOU), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Nevada71414742
Rice107211452

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Nevada 61% to win. Rice won as Elo’s underdog.

Nevada leads 3–⁠2 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
2004Nevada 35, Rice 10
2003Rice 52, Nevada 42
2002Nevada 31, Rice 21
2001Rice 33, Nevada 30
2000Nevada 34, Rice 28

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