Miners 38, Owls 31
Final · First Community Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTEP | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |
 RICE | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
The UTEP Miners beat the Rice Owls 38-31 on Oct 29, 2005 at First Community Stadium.
Top performers
Jordan Palmer threw for 387 yards, 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Miners.
Tyler Ebell ran for 96 yards on 16 carries.
Chase Clement threw for 83 yards, 1 touchdown and 0 interceptions for the Owls.
Quinton Smith ran for 154 yards on 24 carries.
Before and after
- Miners · 2005 season · Previous Oct 22, 2005: MRSH 3, UTEP 31 · Next Nov 5, 2005: TLSA 38, UTEP 41
- Owls · 2005 season · Previous Oct 22, 2005: NAVY 41, RICE 9 · Next Nov 5, 2005: RICE 7, SMU 27
Other Miners vs Owls games
| Nov 3, 2022 | UTEP at RICE | 30-37 | Regular |
| Nov 20, 2021 | RICE at UTEP | 28-38 | Regular |
| Nov 30, 2019 | RICE at UTEP | 30-16 | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2018 | UTEP at RICE | 34-26 | Regular |
| Sep 9, 2017 | RICE at UTEP | 31-14 | Regular |
| Nov 19, 2016 | UTEP at RICE | 24-44 | Regular |