Miners 29, Owls 30
Final · First Community Stadium
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UTEP | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
 RICE | 0 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 30 |
The Rice Owls beat the UTEP Miners 30-29 on Nov 21, 2009 at First Community Stadium.
Top performers
Trevor Vittatoe threw for 244 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception for the Miners.
Donald Buckram ran for 147 yards on 34 carries.
Nick Fanuzzi threw for 55 yards, 0 touchdowns and 1 interception for the Owls.
Tyler Smith ran for 127 yards on 23 carries.
Before and after
- Miners · 2009 season · Previous Nov 14, 2009: UTEP 31, SMU 35 · Next Nov 28, 2009: MRSH 21, UTEP 52
- Owls · 2009 season · Previous Nov 14, 2009: TULN 20, RICE 28 · Next Nov 28, 2009: RICE 14, HOU 73
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 |