Tulane at Rice

Saturday, November 17, 2007 Share

Tulane beat Rice 45–⁠31. It was their 30th meeting; after it, Rice led the series 15–⁠14–⁠1.

AwayTulane4–⁠8 in 2007

HomeRice3–⁠9 in 2007

Final at Rice Stadium, HoustonAttendance 11,539

At kickoff: 73°F, rain, wind 7 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; William P. Hobby Airport (KHOU), 15 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Tulane	3	14	7	21	45
Rice	0	7	7	17	31

PassingChase Clement34 of 54, 345 yards, 4 TDRice3rd-best passing day of Week 12
RushingMatt Forte39 carries, 194 yards, 5 TDTulaneBest rushing day of Week 12
ReceivingJames Casey6 catches, 113 yards, 2 TDRice
DefenseJa’Corey Markeice Shepherd1 INTRice

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

TulaneRice

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Anthony Scelfo	5/12	63	0	1
Kevin Moore	6/10	125	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	TD	Long
Matt Forte	39	194	5	46
Anthony Scelfo	2	55	0	38
Ade Tuyo	8	24	1	9
Scott Elliott	1	4	0	4

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Long
Michael Batiste	3	61	43
Brian King	2	59	47
Matt Forte	1	51	51
Jeremy Williams	4	11	9

Passing	C/Att	Yds	TD	Int
Chase Clement	34/54	345	4	0
James Casey	1/1	8	0	0

Rushing	Car	Yds	Long
Chase Clement	8	26	13
C.J. Ugokwe	4	3	2
Justin Hill	1	3	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	TD	Long
James Casey	6	113	2	61
Jarett Dillard	9	87	2	18
Tommy Henderson	6	56	0	23
Joel Armstrong	4	35	0	16

Interceptions	Int	Yds	TD
Ja’Corey Markeice Shepherd	1	11	0

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Our ratings going in

Rice 62% to win. Tulane won as Elo’s underdog.

Rice leads 20–⁠17–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the eight since this game.