Cougars 31, Owls 30
Final · CBSSN · First Community Stadium · Attendance 23,352
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
 RICE | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
The Houston Cougars beat the Rice Owls 31-30 on Sep 2, 2006 at First Community Stadium.
Top performers
Kevin Kolb threw for 233 yards, 3 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Cougars.
Jackie Battle ran for 74 yards on 14 carries.
Chase Clement threw for 152 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Owls.
Quinton Smith ran for 108 yards on 18 carries.
Before and after
- Cougars · 2006 season · Next Sep 9, 2006: TULN 7, HOU 45
- Owls · 2006 season · Next Sep 9, 2006: RICE 16, UCLA 26
Other Cougars vs Owls games
| Sep 6, 2025 | HOU at RICE | 35-9 | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2024 | RICE at HOU | 7-33 | Regular |
| Sep 9, 2023 | HOU at RICE | 41-43 | Regular |
| Sep 24, 2022 | RICE at HOU | 27-34 | Regular |
| Sep 11, 2021 | HOU at RICE | 44-7 | Regular |
| Sep 1, 2018 | HOU at RICE | 45-27 | Regular |