SMU at Rice
Saturday, October 9, 2004. Rice kept the Mayor’s Cup Share
Rice beat SMU 44–10. It was their 82nd meeting; after it, SMU led the series 44–37–1.
Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonAttendance 15,367
- At kickoff
- 74°F, mostly cloudy, wind 14 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; William P Hobby (KHOU), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMU | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Rice | 7 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 44 |
Standouts
- RushingEd Bailey24 carries, 158 yards, 4 TDRice3rd-best rushing day of Week 7
- ReceivingBobby Chase5 catches, 91 yardsSMU
- DefenseTerry Holley1 INTRice
Player stats
SMU
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Eckert | 14/22 | 138 | 0 | 2 |
| Jerad Romo | 3/7 | 71 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerad Romo | 10 | 66 | 0 | 51 |
| Cedrick Dorsey | 15 | 54 | 0 | 17 |
| Matt Rushbrook | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Chase | 5 | 91 | 0 | 31 |
| Chris Foster | 4 | 45 | 1 | 38 |
| Jay’Mond Cleveland | 4 | 44 | 0 | 14 |
| Ryan Kennedy | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Rice
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Armstrong | 1/3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Falco | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Bailey | 24 | 158 | 4 | 34 |
| Joel Armstrong | 14 | 138 | 0 | 61 |
| Quinton Smith | 11 | 38 | 1 | 9 |
| Mike Falco | 3 | 14 | 0 | 9 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Battle | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Interceptions | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Holley | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Chad Price | 1 | 30 | 0 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| SMU | Rice | |
|---|---|---|
| 325 | Total yards | 501 |
| 229 | Passing yards | 5 |
| 116 | Rushing yards | 496 |
| 7.2 | Yards per pass | 1.0 |
| 3.6 | Yards per rush | 6.4 |
| 15 | First downs | 23 |
| 4–12 | Third downs | 8–17 |
| 0–3 | Fourth downs | 3–4 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0–0 | Penalties | 0–0 |
| 14:21 | Possession | 22:19 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Rice 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every SMU–Rice gameSMU leads 49–41–1 in 91 meetings, counting the nine since this game.
| 2023 | SMU 36, Rice 31 | |
| 2012 | Rice 36, SMU 14 | |
| 2011 | SMU 27, Rice 24 | |
| 2010 | SMU 42, Rice 31 | |
| 2009 | SMU 31, Rice 28 | |
| 2008 | Rice 56, SMU 27 |
Around this game
SMU
- Next gamevs. Louisiana TechOct. 16, 2004
- SeasonSMU in 2004
- ProgramSMU history and records
Rice
- Next gameat NevadaOct. 16, 2004
- SeasonRice in 2004
- ProgramRice history and records